Hurricane Erin remained a Category 2 as of the 5 p.m. Tuesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center, but the NEXT Weather team stressed no direct impacts are expected for South Florida.

Erin's projected path NEXT Weather

Surf and rip current risks elevated in South Florida

Erin is still a large hurricane, moving toward the north-northwest at 10 mph, and South Florida surf heights and rip current risks will remain elevated for the next few days.

On the forecast track, the center of Erin will pass to the east of the Bahamas Tuesday night and then move northward over the western Atlantic between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda on Wednesday and Thursday. Erin will then track northeastward and head into the open waters of the Northern Atlantic into the weekend.

Erin is expec

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