As of 5 a.m. on Sunday, Hurricane Erin has weakened back to a Category 3 storm but has grown larger, the National Hurricane ...

Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) found that Erin remained a powerful Category 3 major hurricane on Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.