Hurricane Erin storm is growing bigger and stronger, and it may pose a dangerous threat to East Coast swimmers.

Hurricane Erin on Monday bulked back up, but then dropped back down, although still a major Category 3 storm as it moved near the Bahamas with an increasing wind field that prompted new tropical

Tuesday's weather in the Philadelphia region will be cloudy and cooler than average, keeping with a pattern that will last through the end of the week.There could be some light rain in the morning, followed by mostly cloudy skies this afternoon,

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National Weather Service forecasters issued a High Surf Advisory for parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Tuesday, warning of “life-threatening” swimming and surfing conditions. In Massachusetts, the advisory covers Dukes and Nantucket counties. It begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 8 p.m. Thursday.

The hurricane’s behavior in recent days makes it one of the fastest-strengthening Atlantic hurricanes on record.