Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of the week.

Hurricane Erin briefly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. It is not expected to make a direct hit on the U.S. but will create dangerous surf.

Hurricane Erin has restrengthened into a Category 4 storm, with dangerous coastal conditions expected along the Eastern Seaboard, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada this week. As of Monday morning, Erin had winds of 130 mph and was passing just over 100 miles offshore of Turks and Caicos and the eastern Bahamas,