Hurricane spins by tomorrow, well offshore

Two more systems in the Atlantic are next to possibly develop behind Hurricane Erin.

Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year.

Hurricane Erin brings life-threatening rip currents and high surf along the East Coast, with evacuations in the Outer Banks. News4JAX's meteorologist tracks Erin, rising water rescues, and two additional systems brewing in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues several days before the biggest storm surges are expected.

Watching the Tropics

Long-time Jax Beach surfer and Meteorologist Mark Collins shares his forecast for the Hurricane Erin swell.

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it churns in the Atlantic where high winds and heavy rain are pelting the Turks and Caicos Islands and parts of the Bahamas.

Hurricane Erin will cause local ocean swells

Some fluctuations in intensity are expected over the next couple of days due to inner-core structural changes.

Erin is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Forecasters say Erin has exploded into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the Caribbean.

Hurricane Erin gains strength

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.

Tropical storm Erin expected to be a major hurricane north of Puerto Rico this weekend.

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 26.1 North, longitude 72.5 West. Erin is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). This motion with an...