Dangerous coastal impacts from Hurricane Erin will peak along the East Coast on Wednesday and Thursday as the storm passes offshore.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands

As Erin continues to generate hazardous surf and coastal flooding along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States this week, AccuWeather meteorologists are closely monitoring two additional areas of potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin.

Tropical Storm Erin formed on Monday, with AccuWeather predicting it may strengthen into a major hurricane later this week.

Forecasters are tracking three systems in the Atlantic basin, including one with a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression later this week.