NHC hurricane specialist Richard Pasch said in a 10 a.m. update that Erin "remains a well-organized and dangerous major hurricane with a impressively symmetric cloud pattern."

According to a new update from the Met Office, Storm Erin may affect weather the UK in the latter part of the month, bringing intense winds and heavy rain.

According to NHC, a Storm Surge Watch means, "A possibility of life- threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours."