Even with Hurricane Ernesto passing several hundred miles off the U.S. East Coast, beaches in the NYC area are expecting an increase in rip currents and surf that could make ocean ventures dangerous through the weekend.
HURRICANE ERNESTO UPDATE: LOCATION l PATH"It's still sending in a lot of wave action, so that's something we still need to kind of watch closely," FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods said.Significant troughing off the East Coast has long been expected to act as a barrier, keeping the hurricane from making a direct strike on the U.S., but not far enough away to prevent indirect impacts from reaching the shoreline.
Beachgoers should be aware of a significant risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents, and stay out of the water if advised by lifeguards," NHC forecasters stated.According to the latest advisory from the NHC, Hurricane Ernesto was located less than 600 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and was moving off to the north.
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