Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina on Aug. 20 due to Hurricane Erin, according to the NHC.

On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of Florida and beginning to push storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right

Hurricane Erin’s latest forecast includes high winds, rough surf, and coastal flooding through Thursday and Friday at the Jersey Shore.

Hurricane Erin on Wednesday grew in size as it made its way up into the Atlantic off the U.S. East Coast with tropical-storm conditions forecast to hit North Carolina and dangerous surf left

While inland areas enjoy pleasant 70-degree weather, coastal regions face treacherous rip currents and waves up to 13 feet through Saturday.

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

Hurricane Erin continues to grow in size with hurricane-force-winds now extending 90 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 265 miles. Conditions will deteriorate across the Outer Banks today with the worst impacts being felt later today and tomorrow across North Carolina and Virginia.

A disturbance in the Atlantic following Hurricane Erin is now expected to track northward, National Hurricane Center data shows.

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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."