FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar reports live from Long Beach, New York, on the south shore of Long Island, where life-threatening rip currents and potentially 12- to 16-foot waves are forecast due to Hurricane Erin churning up the Atlantic Ocean for hundreds of miles.

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

Beaches along the New Jersey coast and in Delaware were closed Tuesday as the powerful storm churned in the Atlantic. New York City announced its beaches would close on Wednesday and Thursday.

All , New York City and Long Island beaches are closed through Aug. 21 as Hurricane Erin makes its way up the Atlantic coast.

High surf and dangerous rip currents are likely. People are advised to stay out of the water this week, even when a lifeguard is on duty.

The storm is bringing dangerous conditions to parts of the coast on Wednesday, but will then turn away from the United States.