Increased surf and dangerous rip currents are expected to continue along the eastern seaboard as Hurricane Erin moves into the North Atlantic.

Hurricane Erin’s passage far off shore created nearly perfect conditions for surfers along much of Florida’s coast. Miami Herald photographer Alie Skowronski spent Thursday morning on the beach in Stuart and caught amazing action on waves estimated at eight feet and higher.

Hurricane Erin was a Category 4 storm Monday morning and is expected to retain major hurricane status through the middle of the week.

Here's a quick, easy-to-read look on the latest about Hurricane Erin, including what Florida residents should know.

Hurricane Erin moved away from the U.S. on Friday after battering North Carolina’s Outer Banks and deluging other areas of the East Coast. The storm has weakened to a Category 1 as it continues to move towards Nova Scotia in Canada,

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

Hurricane Erin has triggered a state of emergency in North Carolina, where residents and visitors along the Outer Banks are under evacuation orders.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for: Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds. A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations.

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