South Florida is not forecast to see direct impacts from Hurricane Erin, but rip currents and surf up to 6 feet, especially along Palm Beach, are likely.

There is a risk for dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents along the entire east coast, including most of Florida.

Hurricane Erin is moving east of the U.S. coast as a major storm and will bring strong waves and rip currents to Florida's east coast – and it comes as the National Hurricane Center is eyeing two more tropical waves in the Atlantic.

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AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO HURRICANE AARON. NOW, AARON IS NOT GOING TO MAKE LANDFALL HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, BUT BECAUSE IT’S SO CLOSE AND THE STORM IS SO BIG, IT IS PRODUCING THE STRONG RISK OF RIP CURRENTS,

Hurricane Erin on Monday bulked back up, but then dropped back down, although still a major Category 3 storm as it moved near the Bahamas with an increasing wind field that prompted new tropical

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.