Erin is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the U.S. and Bermuda during the next several days. Rip current alerts extend along most of Florida's coastline with a high rip current risk for Palm Beach County and moderate risk for Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

The BriefHurricane Erin is currently located about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and about 375 miles northwest of Bermuda.The Category 2 storm has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a minimum central pressure of 952 mb.

Hurricane Erin is causing coastal damage along Florida’s shoreline, and experts warn it may have a severe impact on local sea turtle populations. Scattered along area beaches, marked sea turtle nests face the risk of being washed out by high tides and strong waves,