The center of a tropical disturbance that flared up in the Gulf began to move across land on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of northeastern Mexico and South Texas.

The likely path of a disturbance, increasingly expected to develop into a cyclone, has encroached on Texas in recent days, National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracker maps show. Officials have warned that the disturbance presents the threat of heavy rain, flooding, and increased rip currents along portions of Texas' coastline.

With maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, Erin is sitting in the middle of the Category 3 wind speed range, which is between 111 mph and 129 mph. NHC said hurricane-force winds extend 30 miles from the center of the storm, and tropical storm-force winds extend 125 miles.

While the threat of any direct impact to the East Coast and Bahamas is easing, NHC said swells generated by Erin would likely lead to life-threatening surf and rip currents along the East Coast beaches next week.

A low-pressure system situated west of the Cabo Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic is generating a sustained cluster of showers and thunderstorms, the NHC says.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) made their all-time best track forecasts in the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, setting new records for track forecast accuracy at all forecast times.