Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Hurricane Erin is moving closer to the U.S. coast at the start of the workweek. Strong wind and big waves will cause problems for our North Carolina beaches as summer vacations continue.

Erin is now a hurricane and is forecast to keep strengthening, likely into a major Category 3 storm with sustained winds of at least 111 mph, this weekend. But an expected swing to the north-northwest in the coming hours and days should keep the strengthening storm away from the North Carolina coast,