The official track from National Hurricane Center meteorologists keeps Erin moving northeasterly into the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The largest wind field is found in the storm's northeast quadrant. Here is a link to the NHC advisory in English and Spanish.

The massive storm is expected to bring coastal flooding and tropical storm conditions to parts of the mid-Atlantic despite not making landfall.

The New Hanover County sea community of Wrightsville Beach — just east of Wilmington — announced drastic measures to close the town’s beach to swimming ahead of Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin is moving away from the U.S. coast. Surf and seas remain a problem for our North Carolina beaches as summer vacations continue.

The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands will become impassable, with waves of 15 to 20 feet crashing ashore.

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.

Hurricane Erin's impacts are already underway across the Southeast, bringing dangerous surf and strong rip currents along Florida's East Coast beaches.

Hurricane forecasters said powerful Erin was creating life-threatening surf conditions at beaches up and down the whole East Coast.