Areas near the coast will be prone to beach flooding and beach erosion with breaking waves of 10-16 feet
Coastal warnings will be in place for New Yorkers as Hurricane Erin passes the east coast of the US, as strong advice has been issued to locals – with people being strongly urged to stay out of water until the dangerous weather event has passed.
Forecasters say they don’t expect the it to make landfall, but they are concerned about it whipping-up the water around beach areas.
The areas near the coast will be prone to beach flooding and beach erosion an breaking waves of 10-16 feet. It is expected this will not change much throughout the remainder of the week.
Coastal warnings in place
Janice Huff of NBC Storm 4 said: “We are keeping a watchful eye on Hurricane Erin and it’s still not expected to make landfall on the east coast.
“But it is churning up the seas quite a bit and we are still expecting and are seeing very large swells, big waves and rip currents across the tri-state area.
“Minor to moderate coastal flooding is expected maybe two feet above ground at high tide near the shore area, so watch out for that”
The conditions will be similar for several days with coastal warnings dominating. Forecasters, however say conditions will ease come the weekend.
Rip tide currents
Janice added: “This is going to be pretty much in the forecast until Friday, But after that Erin moves away and conditions will improve.”
In the meantime, breaking waves are expected across the ocean front and rip-tides will be a feature of the weather for the coming days.
Rain is forecast on Thursday before warmer conditions and higher temperatures return as the cold front disappears.
The winds should also die down later on Friday bringing warmer temperatures
“We are clearing out and it will be beautiful on Friday there will be sunshine and highs in the 70s and 80s.
Storm 4 warned that it may look calm in the skies, but water conditions will be hazardous.
Do not go into the water
“Watch out along the shoreline, do not go in the water just stay on the sand. The currents will be dangerous even though the sky will be beautiful.”
New York City was forced to close its beaches amid the threat of Erin which is barreling toward the Big Apple, ravaging portions of the East Coast along the way.
The Category 2 storm is sucking up ocean water, causing dangerous rip currents and forcing beach closures up and down the coast.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describes rip currents as “powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water.”
They can move at speeds of up to eight feet per second, which is faster than an Olympic swimmer.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a warning as he announced the beach closures, writing on X: “Swimming in the ocean will be prohibited over the next two days.
“NYC public beaches will be closed for swimming Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21 due to high risk of rip currents from Hurricane Erin.”
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