Coastal flood and beach erosion are also possible this week as Hurricane Erin passes far off the Jersey Shore.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous surf at the Jersey Shore even as it stays off of the coast. Lifeguards are issuing renewed advice about what to do if you get caught in a rip current.

Hurricane Erin is churning up the Atlantic, triggering coastal flood advisories at the NJ shore. How big will the waves get? 100 feet? What we know.

Tragedy strikes the Jersey Shore as two drownings prompt urgent safety warnings from officials. With Hurricane Erin approaching, swimmers are reminded to stay close to lifeguards and heed caution.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the Jersey Shore this week as it tracks far offshore.

New Jersey kicks off the week with mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance of early morning showers, but forecasters are monitoring a developing

In fact, in over a century, no hurricane has made landfall in the Garden State. Most of the systems that make it here have been tropical storms. Since the 1960s, New Jersey has seen roughly six tropical storms every 20 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Historical Hurricane Tracks.

A hot, humid Wednesday in New Jersey might culminate in late day rain and thunderstorms that could include flooding and damaging winds, forecasters say. Any storms that form late this afternoon and evening will be slow-moving but mostly wind down before midnight, the National Weather Service said in its morning forecast discussion.