See Hurricane Kirk Path, Spaghetti Models

Hurricane Kirk continues to strengthen in the Atlantic Ocean and could bring strong waves to the East Coast of the United States by Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The hurricane center said in a statement Thursday morning that Kirk was about 1,130 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands and was expected to continue moving northwest through early Friday. A turn to the north and north-northeast with higher forward speed is forecast for the weekend.

With maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph, Kirk was a Category 3 hurricane as of Thursday morning and is expected to continue to strengthen over the next day, according to the NHC.