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Hurricane Erin is transitioning to a post-tropical storm but will remain a powerful system.

Erin caused fatalities in Cape Verde and La Romana.

Dangerous surf and rip currents are expected along the East Coast.

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast of the United States, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The latest Hurricane Weather Center advisory , released at 5 a.m. ET on Aug. 22, shows that Erin is located about 425 miles south-southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph with higher gusts. Forecasters predict that Erin will likely transition to a post-tropical storm by Friday night, Aug. 22, but will continue to be a "powerful hur

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