Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Hurricane Erin is causing dangerous swimming conditions along the East Coast even as the strength of the storm weakened.

Hurricane Erin threatened the East Coast with "life-threatening surf and rip currents" as the large storm moved on a projected path up the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday.

While the category 4 storm is not expected to make landfall on the U.S. east coast, it will have an impact nonetheless. Dangerous high surf and rip currents are expected from Florida to New England throughout the week.

Hurricane Erin underwent rapid intensification to become a Category 5 storm in just hours. It has since weakened to a Category 4 status.

Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday and was expected to continue strengthening, forecasters said.

Get the complete, updated list of confirmed itinerary and port visit changes for ships impacted by Hurricane Erin.

The U.S. Air Force 403rd Wing released footage showing one of its planes entering the eye of Hurricane Erin. By early Tuesday, Erin had lost some strength from previous days and had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph),