Hurricane Erin to unleash dangerous surf, rip currents
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The Ocean City Beach Patrol has closed the ocean to swimming, wading and surfing Tuesday as tropical storm activity off the coast brings dangerous conditions to the resort town.
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 its windspeeds, is what makes it a threat.
Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large waves, rough surf and life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Canada
Two more tropical systems trail Hurricane Erin, which is following a projected course that brushes past the East Coast without making landfall.
Tracking Hurricane Erin, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which weakened to a Category 3 storm early Sunday.
The storm will remain a major hurricane through the middle of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Most of Erin’s intensification occurred during a 12- to 15-hour window overnight, according to Dan Pydynowski, a meteorologist at AccuWeather. By 5 p.m. Friday, Erin’s winds had remained only 75 mph.
While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National Hurricane Center's attention.