Isolated afternoon storms are possible on Saturday and Sunday. Hurricane Erin is forecast to bring high surf and rip currents to the Outer Banks and East Coast beaches.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Hurricane Erin is expected to double or triple in size and although it may not make landfall, it will affect most of the East Coast beaches beginning Monday.

Erin's intensification in the Atlantic brought the storm to a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on Saturday, but it is now showing signs of weakening. It rapidly intensified into a major hurricane from 2 a.

The threat for coastal hazards continues to increase,” Outer Banks officials said Saturday as Hurricane Erin will bring 12-foot high breaking waves and flooding to the North Carolina