Hurricane Erin continues to move away from NC coast
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After post-tropical cylone Erin moves out to sea and two other systems fizzle out, the tropics will take a short break. But forecasters warn that it’s far too soon to let your guard down
The National Hurricane Center is tracking four systems in the Atlantic, including Hurricane Erin and newly designated Invest 90L.
Erin’s surf and storm surge could cause erosion along sections of the Florida and East Coast and shapes up as potentially worse for North Carolina’s barrier islands, which are under mandatory evacuation orders ahead of the four feet of storm surge and 20-foot offshore waves Erin is expected to bring.
Even though there have been more than 2,700 wildfires in Florida so far this year, a fire in Broward County that was still ongoing on Friday is by far the largest, while most of them are human-caused.
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The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSNWhere is Hurricane Erin? Rip currents, rough surf making Florida beaches dangerous
Forecasters in North Carolina are becoming increasingly concerned about life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Erin along the Outer Banks, including strong winds and massive waves that could cause "extreme" damage to beach and coastal areas, as well as a storm surge that has the potential to be a "significant threat to life and property."
Chances continue to grow that two new storms could form in the Atlantic in the next few days, but neither pose a likely threat to Florida or most of the Caribbean anytime soon. The National Hurricane Center also lowered the chances that a third disturbance,