Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Atlantic beaches in Suffolk County would remain closed to swimmers through Saturday morning due to hazardous rip currents from the storm that are expected to remain over the weekend. Earlier in the day, the department had said the closures would last until Saturday night.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean for potential tropical development. Hurricane Erin has officially become post-tropical off the east coast of the United States,

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a system in the Atlantic Ocean south of Bermuda, which could become the next named tropical storm, Fernand.

Rough surf conditions and dangerous rip currents have forced many beaches to ban swimming and boogie boarding this week.

The first area has been under the eyes of the National Hurricane Center for a few days as it emerged off Africa’s west coast.

The tropical storm rapidly intensified into a category 5 over warm Atlantic water, causing heavy rains and strong winds on nearby coastal regions.

Hurricane forecasters were eyeing two developing tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 10 – one of which could pose an eventual risk to the United States.

Today's weather will be cloudy, windy, and drizzly. The ocean is downright dangerous as rip current and storm surge concerns peak.