Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle and scattered showers. Scattered showers will be possible again Tuesday, with temperatures only reaching the upper 70s and low 80s.

Erin isn't as intense as it once was. But its large size is what matters most. While it won't landfall, it will bring high surf and rip currents to much of the East Coast. And it could bring damaging surge flooding for some.

It's not just residents who are getting out of harm's way on the Outer Banks. Tourists were also ordered out of some areas. And at the least, it's a ruined vacation, but it's also a costly loss. There's one simple way to avoid that going forward — trip interruption insurance.

Reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph. Steady to rapid strengthening is expected during the next two to three days, and Erin is forecast to become a major hurricane this weekend.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is closing its beach accesses and facilities ahead of expected impacts from Hurricane Erin this week.

Surfers prayed to the wave gods ahead of the competition and Hurricane Erin listened, as she is primed to send big waves to our coastline.

Hurricane Erin is tearing across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm, leaving a trail of dangerous conditions in