Here’s what SC can expect as Hurricane Erin roars through the Atlantic, latest forecast says

It may rain Monday and Tuesday but it has nothing to do with the Category 4 hurricane hovering just east of the Bahamas.

In fact, even when Hurricane Erin nears the coast midweek, chances are it won’t affect any part of South Carolina other than the coast, where high surf and rip currents are likely, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.

The center said the coastal impacts in South Carolina will be moderate but high risk in North Carolina and parts of Virginia.

The National Weather Service in Columbia does not foresee any other impacts.

The Hurricane Center said people in the North Carolina Outer Banks should monitor the progress of Erin. The coastal impacts are likely to go as far north as New Hampshire, where the impact will be moderate. High risk was expected in Florida, Delaware and New Jersey.

On Monday morning, Erin was about 890 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Turks and Caicos Islands and Southeast Bahamas. The warning means tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within that area.

Erin is expected to make a gradual turn to the north later Monday and Tuesday.

“Some additional strengthening is expected today,” the Hurricane Center said. “Erin will remain a dangerous major hurricane through the middle of this week.”

While the hurricane is not likely to affect the Midlands, there is another weather related impact — heat, as expected in August. The National Weather Service in Columbia said peak heat index values of 100 to 105 are expected Monday.

Also, the Hurricane Center said it was monitoring another disturbance forming in the Atlantic later this week.