Hurricane Erin could bring 8-foot waves to Florida; NHC tracks 2 more Atlantic systems

Hurricane Erin on Tuesday dropped down to a Category 2 hurricane as it headed north in the Atlantic, but prompted coastal advisories for Florida while the National Hurricane Center kept track of two tropical waves that could follow in Erin’s path. As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. update, the center of Erin was located about 720 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and 665 miles ...