WASHINGTON — Hurricane Erin was creating potentially deadly water conditions all along the East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, even as the strength of the storm weakened on Tuesday.

Erin lost some strength and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

It was about 650 miles (1,050 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda and 690 miles (1,105 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Forecasters said Erin was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph).

Although the weather center was confident Erin would not make direct landfall in the United States, authorities have warned that water conditions along the East Coast remain dangerous. Officials on a few islands along North Ca

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