Hurricane Erin is continuing to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing with it life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the United States, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada.

According to a 5 a.m. ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Aug. 18 , Erin is located about 915 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph with higher gusts, making it a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

The hurricane center said some additional strengthening is expected throughout the day and even with weakening forecast beginning Monday night, Aug. 18, Erin will remain a "large and dangerous major hurricane" through the middle of this week.

On the forecast track, the NHC said the

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