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NORTH ATLANTIC · 2025 SEASON

Hurricane Erin (2025)

Recorded track and intensity · 11 Aug 2025–27 Aug 2025

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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ERIN: complete recorded track, 11 Aug 2025–27 Aug 2025Recorded track from 11 Aug 2025 to 27 Aug 2025. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.NORTH AMERICAAFRICAMEXICOAtlantic Ocean11 Aug, 00:00 UTC12 Aug, 00:00 UTC13 Aug, 00:00 UTC14 Aug, 00:00 UTC15 Aug, 00:00 UTC16 Aug, 00:00 UTC17 Aug, 00:00 UTC18 Aug, 00:00 UTC19 Aug, 00:00 UTC20 Aug, 00:00 UTC21 Aug, 00:00 UTC22 Aug, 00:00 UTC23 Aug, 00:00 UTC24 Aug, 00:00 UTC25 Aug, 00:00 UTC26 Aug, 00:00 UTC27 Aug, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 511 AUG27 AUG

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Wind speed & pressure

16 Aug, 18:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 913 hPa
0900809601601020kthPa11 Aug16 Aug22 Aug27 Aug

Forward speed & ACE

16 Aug, 18:00 UTC
Forward speed 12 ktCumulative ACE 9.45 10⁴ kt²
002517.55035kt10⁴ kt²11 Aug16 Aug22 Aug27 Aug

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure913 hPa

16 Aug 2025 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration16.75 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance12,270 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Erin is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2025 season. Its archived track begins on 11 Aug 2025, 00:00 UTC at 16.5°N, 23.1°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 30 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 16 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 16 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC at 19.8°N, 63.4°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 913 hPa on 16 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC.

The full record spans 402 hours and approximately 12,270 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 58°N, 19°W on 27 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 22 Aug 2025, 15:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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