By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist
September 6,2016; 9:53PM,EDT
As Hermine spins closer to land, beach erosion, coastal flooding and rough seas will continue from southern New England to Long Island into Wednesday night.
Hermine will begin to turn out to sea and weaken during Wednesday and Thursday, according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
While the system will remain offshore, heavy surf and seas will continue to create dangerous conditions in and on the water.
Large, pounding waves and frequent, strong rip currents will be the main threats to anyone spending time on coastal areas.
Waves close to the shore will average 8-14 feet, while seas will average 20-25 feet offshore.
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Conditions will make waters dangerous for small craft and could be troublesome for large ships as well.
Bathers and boaters should heed all official restrictions as they are issued to keep yourself and others out of danger.
The strongest winds will remain offshore in all but Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, but enough wind will be present to cause beach erosion and flooding at times of high tide.
Winds and coastal flooding problems will increase as Hermine moves closer to the coast for a time.
"Although Hermine will continue to weaken, there will be ongoing threats for coastal flooding," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick said. "Some beach erosion, wind and rain impacts will be relatively minimal, but there can be some gusts near 50 mph along the coast from southern New England to Long Island."
Minor coastal flooding can occur as far south as southeastern Virginia. Moderate coastal flooding could unfold in parts of southeastern New England.
The flooding will not be restricted to areas directly exposed to the Atlantic, but also on some of the back bays.
Rain will spread in from the ocean across Rhode Island and the eastern parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Long Island, New York.
The worst conditions through Wednesday night will be in southeastern New England and eastern Long Island where gusts can exceed 40 mph. Gusts could bring down weaker trees and cause additional sporadic power outages.
As Hermine heads out to sea later in the week, heat will build across the region and seas and surf will diminish gradually.
Gloria Rangott ·
Works at Happily Retired
Looking foreward to getting rid of hermine forever
Chris Rubino ·
i live in ct but im in pa getting ready to go back to ct later today. will it be safe to travel back to ct later today
Alex Sosnowski ·
Unless
you are planning on swimming back to Ct, by way of the Sound, no
worries, except for the usual late holiday traffic. Wind and rain will
buffet SE New England, but no worse than a nor'easter.
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Ro Braine ·
She's reversed course , coming back ONSHORE! And intensifying on northern band looks headed to Cape Cod!
Brian Falzon ·
We're in for it!
Tides
are running 1-1.5 feet above normal as of midday Monday. These
departures will increase into Tuesday as storm moves closer to the
coast, especially in New England. Hence the ongoing concern for coastal
flooding.
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