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

It's only the fifth named storm so far of the Atlantic hurricane season, still going down in the books as the first major hurricane of the year. In a series of videos captured by GOES-19, you can see the progression of the storm and see just how far Erin's outer bands extend.

Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. East Coast, however swimming in the ocean will remain dangerous for a few more days.

As Hurricane Erin moves east of the U.S., bringing impacts along the Atlantic coast, the National Hurricane Center continues to watch three areas in the tropics for possible development.

On Thursday, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and pushing storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Three other systems may form right behind.

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

The International Space Station captured the unusually large storm as it swirled near the East Coast of the United States.

First Alert Meteorologist Trevor Gibbs is tracking the tropics.

Hurricane ErinHurricane Erin continues to move away from the United States and into cooler waters of the northern Atlantic.The storm is forecast to become a po