Hurricane Erin, North Carolina and Outer Banks
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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
Forecasts nudge Erin's likely path to the west, increasing the risks at U.S. beaches. Tropical storm conditions are expected in North Carolina's Outer Banks starting late Wednesday.
Conditions along the coast are expected to deteriorate Wednesday as Hurricane Erin moves north-northwest off Florida.
Most of the tourists have left Ocracoke Island, and the surfers are watching closely as deadly rip currents lurk below the waves.