Tropical Storm Erin In Atlantic: What Does This Mean For NJ?

NEW JERSEY – Tropical Storm Erin will move off the New Jersey coast this week, but the National Weather Service says the storm that carries 40- to 60-mph winds will have some impact that could change your Labor Day weekend plans.

Two beaches also could close because of bacteria that's typically found in human and animal waste (see list below). Those possible closures have nothing to do with the storm.

The National Weather Service says Erin will be strong enough to cause strong rip currents along the Jersey Shore that could lead to swimming bans and beach closures. Or, at the very least, the rip currents could lead to an advisory suggesting that people should stay out of the water.

Those rip currents could start as early as Wednesday afternoon. They're expected to last through Thursday and could continue into the weekend if Tropical Storm Dorian also decides to take a turn toward the North, the NWS says.

Here are Erin's potential impacted areas:

New Jersey could get some thunderstorms on Wednesday, too, but they would be mostly confined to northern and western New Jersey. Those storms are not connected to Erin at all, the NWS says.

The storms could begin after 1 p.m. Here are the impacted areas:

Two beaches could be closed this week, meanwhile because of "unsafe" levels of bacteria found in animal and human waste, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The problems were initially discovered Tuesday with the beaches exceeding the bacteria concentration limit of 104 colony-forming units (cfu) of Enterococci per 100 milliliters of water, according to the DEP.

Some of the harmful effects of Enterococci, the bacteria found in animal and human waste, include infections that cause fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Here are other beaches currently placed under an advisory because of Enterococci:

• Beach Haven, Leeward Street
• Harvey Cedars, 75th Bay Front

Here is the forecast:

• WednesdayA slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 68. Light north wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
• Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.