The National Hurricane Center on Friday kept watch on two developing systems in the Atlantic that could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm while Hurricane Erin began the

Hurricane Erin passed to within about 250 miles of North Carolina’s Outer Banks Thursday morning at it closest point of approach to the U.S., with its extraordinarily large wind field bringing wind gusts as high as 49 mph to the coast and widespread areas of moderate to even major coastal flooding.

The official track from National Hurricane Center meteorologists keeps Erin moving northeasterly into the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The largest wind field is found in the storm's northeast quadrant. Here is a link to the NHC advisory in English and Spanish.

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.

Giant Hurricane Erin is moving away from land and its effect on the ocean along the East Coast is slowly diminishing. Miraculously, the storm will head out to sea having done little more than brush land areas.

The effects of Hurricane Erin on New England's coastEager New Englanders flocked to area beaches to catch a glimpse of nature’s impact, taking in the sights and sounds of the huge 10- to 20-foot breaking waves and high surf.

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.

Get the complete, updated list of confirmed itinerary and port visit changes for ships impacted by Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin continues its track away from the United States, and the weather conditions in the Philadelphia region will improve considerably on Friday.