An expanding Hurricane Erin is poised to bring rough surf and life-threatening waves to beaches from Florida from Massachusetts this week, despite spinning hundreds of miles off the US East Coast.
Erin’s tropical winds now extend more than 205 miles (335 kilometers) from its center, according to a briefing from the US National Hurricane Center at 11 am New York time Tuesday. Forecasters said energy from the storm — which currently measures at a Category 2 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale — is expected to create dangerous conditions late into the week, when some eastern