Conditions along the Florida coast are expected to deteriorate Wednesday as Hurricane Erin moves north-northwest off Florida.

Hurricane Erin is causing coastal damage along Florida’s shoreline, and experts warn it may have a severe impact on local sea turtle populations. Scattered along area beaches, marked sea turtle nests face the risk of being washed out by high tides and strong waves,

A portion of the highway that serves North Carolina's Outer Banks is closed due to impacts from Hurricane Erin, officials said. North Carolina Highway 12 is now closed from Oregon

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center are now using Gulf of America on its maps and in its advisories.

Hurricane Erin is tracking northwest between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, bringing dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents to Florida and the Carolinas through midweek.

Hurricane Erin delivered coastal flooding and strong winds to the shores of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, hours before the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast. Rob Marciano reports and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast.