Hurricane Erin has downgraded to a Category 3 storm as of Monday as it continues to churn in the Atlantic Ocean. Erin is now packing sustained winds of 120 miles per hour as it moves north of the Caribbean,

Hurricane Erin is continuing to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing with it life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the United States, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada.

Forecasts nudge Erin's likely path to the west, increasing the risks at U.S. beaches. Experts say the storm's massive size, rather than windspeed, is what makes it a threat.