Multiple warnings were in effect along the East Coast on Wednesday, as officials warned of a "life-threatening" situation.

The International Space Station captured the unusually large storm as it swirled near the East Coast of the United States.

Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina on Aug. 20 due to Hurricane Erin, according to the NHC.

Erin’s path keeps the main core away from land however, the outer bands impacted parts of the Mid-Atlantic Coast Wednesday into early Thursday. The storm pulls away from the US, stays off the East Coast of Canada and moving into the Northern Atlantic over the weekend.

On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Erin was several hundred miles off the coast of Florida and beginning to push storm surge and deadly rip currents toward the shore. Two other systems may form right

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

While Hurricane Erin is drawing most of the attention, there are two other areas the National Hurricane Center is watching in the Atlantic.(MORE: Get the latest on Erin here)Late This Week Near The Leeward IslandsThe westernmost area of interest is now producing a broad area of thunderstorm activity as it continues its westward journey across the Atlantic between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.

Hurricane Erin is whipping up the Atlantic Ocean at speeds over 100 miles per hour. The trajectory of the storm has it staying out to sea, though many effects will be felt close to shore and on land.