Tropical Storm Erin is expected to begin strengthening and is likely to become a hurricane in the next 48 hours.

Erin formed in the Atlantic on Monday and has the potential to become the first major Atlantic hurricane this year.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Erin is making its way west across the Atlantic Ocean – but with the storm still thousands of miles from the U.S. coast, FOX 13 meteorologists say it's still too soon to pinpoint its eventual path.