The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center are now using Gulf of America on its maps and in its advisories.

Hurricane Erin moved away from the U.S. on Friday after battering North Carolina’s Outer Banks and deluging other areas of the East Coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 1 as it continues to move towards Nova Scotia in Canada,