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Hurricane Erin Could Bring Perfect Waves, but Dangerous Rip Currents to VB
Hurricane Erin's Category 5 winds drive dangerous surf and rip currents along more than 1,000 miles of U.S. East Coast shoreline, threatening coastal flooding and beach erosion, officials said.
- Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds reaching 130 mph, is tracking northward near the Caribbean and is forecast to stay several hundred miles off the eastern coast of the United States this week.
- The storm quickly strengthened to a Category 5 on Saturday and has an extensive wind field that will cause hazardous waves and strong rip tides along the East Coast, even though it is not expected to move closer to the shore.
- Seas offshore from Hurricane Erin are expected to rise to heights between 9 and 12 feet, with waves reaching 7 to 8 feet in the area north of Cape Canaveral, resulting in dangerous boating conditions and a chance of minor erosion to beaches and dunes.
- Retired meteorologist Brian LaMarre said wave impacts can extend hundreds of miles and cause more than just beach erosion, warning of disruption to shipping and commerce offshore.
- Officials urge residents to avoid swimming in dangerous surf, avoid unnecessary boating, and monitor updates in case Erin’s track shifts closer, with advisories possibly expanding if conditions worsen.
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The risk of dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents is expected to increase at beaches along the US East Coast, the Bahamas, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada in the coming days due to Hurricane Erin, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Erin is forecast to double or even triple in size as it moves across the Atlantic between Bermuda and the US East Coast this week. This expansion will al…
The advance of the tropical cyclone in the Atlantic generates concern among meteorologists and authorities, who have increased surveillance in the face of the forecast of dangerous maritime conditions and warnings about waves unprecedented for the region
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