Rough surf conditions and dangerous rip currents have forced many beaches to ban swimming and boogie boarding this week.

Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.

As Erin continues to churn over very warm Atlantic water, the storm is forecast to remain a category 4 throughout the day. By Tuesday morning, Erin is forecast to remain a major category 3 hurricane with winds up to 130 mph. The storm doesn't downgrade to a category 2 until Thursday morning as it begins it's northeast turn away from the east coast.

Erin developed in the eastern Atlantic, moving westward from the Cabo Verde Islands at about 20 mph (32 km/h). Infrared sensors on NOAA's GOES-19 satellite reveal colder cloud tops and deep convection near the center — signs of a strengthening system feeding on warm ocean waters.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Nova Scotia RCMP have identified a man who died last week after an encounter with Mounties in Aulds Cove, N.S., but they haven't revealed his name publicly. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Antigonish RCMP were called to reports of a man walking on Highway 104 in Aulds Cove.

Jean-Raymond Bidlot, senior scientist in ocean modeling at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) told Newsweek that Erin is forecast to strengthen over the next week as it heads toward the U.S. East Coast, reaching peak intensity offshore from Cape Hatteras.

Using geochemical analyses of marine sediments, researchers have been able to quantitatively reconstruct the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over the past 12,000 years. The international research team,