Despite changes in intensity, Erin’s size will drive dangerous surf and massive seas along much of the United States East Coast, as well as Atlantic Canada and Bermuda waters.

Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of Hurricane Erin, the year’s first Atlantic hurricane

As of Saturday evening, Hurricane Erin had weakened into a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Air Force Hurricane Hunter Aircraft suggested that Erin is undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle,