Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

Hurricane Erin's push up alongside the east coast is bringing rough seas and high winds to Cape Cod and the Islands, disrupting ferry travel in the waning weeks of summer.

Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina on Aug. 20 due to Hurricane Erin, according to the NHC.

Erin may strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night, forecasters say. The worst impacts at the Jersey Shore will occur on Thursday.

Get the complete, updated list of confirmed itinerary and port visit changes for ships impacted by Hurricane Erin.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.

Beachgoers are advised against swimming at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to life-threatening surf and rip currents that Hurricane Erin is bringing to the area, the National Hurricane Center said.