The National Weather Service issued tropical storm watches along the Mid-Atlantic coastline as tropical storm force winds and hazardous seas could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility as a result of Hurricane Erin.

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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY — 11 a.m. | Aug. 19

– Hurricane Erin: Category 2

– Location: 25.6 N 72.4 W

– About 650 miles SW of Bermuda and 690 miles SSE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

– Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph

– Movement: NW at 9 mph

– Minimum central pressure: 961 mb

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles.

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Erin reached hurrican

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