Hurricane Erin on Saturday morning exploded into a major Category 5 storm with 160 mph sustained winds before weakening back to a strong Category 4 in the evening, according to the National

Hurricane Erin is expected to re-intensify to a category 4 storm later today. Wave heights will increase across the East coast of Florida starting on Tuesday and peaking on Wednesday. Wave heights 5-8 feet are possible. Staying mostly dry during the next few days. Rain chances increasing on Wednesday.

The August weather might seem ideal for a beach trip, but Hurricane Erin will bring widespread danger in coming days.

South Florida beachgoers are being warned of life-threatening rip currents that are expected along the coastline next week, as part of the impacts from Hurricane Erin.

5 p.m. Update: Erin is now organizing and strengthening over the Central Atlantic. Erin is expected to become at least a Catgory 3 hurricane but missing Puerto Rico to the north and staying well east of Florida. It is expected to reach Jacksonville’s latitude about early Wednesday, resulting in some rough seas and surf at area beaches next week.

Invest 97L, an area of low pressure associated with tropical wave now has a high probability of developing next week.