"Erin will be a large and powerful hurricane over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean this weekend," the National Hurricane Center said.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

The National Hurricane Center announced Erin had been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane with 75 mph sustained winds on Friday morning. At this time, Hurricane Erin is not expected to directly impact the United States.