Hurricane Erin is making its closest pass hundreds of miles off the New Hampshire coast early Friday morning.As of the latest advisory, Hurricane Erin was a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph.

A state of emergency has been declared in New Jersey and a coastal flood warning is in effect for the Jersey Shore as Hurricane Erin causes dangerous conditions.

This NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Erin slowly moving north and east, away from New Jersey, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 21, 2025. However, Erin's outer bands are generating strong winds, rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the Jersey Shore and other East Coast beaches.

Hurricane Erin will continue to move away from the East Coast as high pressure will work its way in from the west. A high surf advisory remains in effect through Friday night

A High Surf Advisory is in place along much of the immediate coast, stretching from southern-facing areas like New Bedford up to Gloucester on the North Shore. The advisory warns of large breaking waves up to 20 feet in the surf zone. Conditions will be most intense in those southern-facing areas, forecasters said.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island residents face continued coastal hazards Friday as Hurricane Erin moves away from the region, with the National Weather Service maintaining high surf and rip current warnings through early Saturday evening.

With Hurricane Erin 275 miles Southeast of Nantucket this morning, and moving away, the coastal winds will gradually diminish through the day with sunshine

A high surf advisory is in effect on Thursday, Aug. 21, with rip current risk over the weekend. See rain chances for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hurricane Erin is expected to create significant coastal hazards for Staten Island on Thursday and Friday, with high surf, potential beach erosion and moderate coastal flooding. The National Weather Service has issued several advisories for the area, warning residents of dangerous conditions along the shoreline.