RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — It is all eyes on Hurricane Erin as the storm sweeps through the Atlantic Ocean bringing impacts to North Carolina.

That means busy days inside of the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

The storm is expected to stay offshore, but Erin will still bring impacts to beach towns including high winds, potential flooding, and strong rip currents. Meteorologists with the NWS and the National Hurricane Center know this because they have been tracking the storm second by second.

"We get to this ramp up period in August and here we are," said Nick Petro, a meteorologist with the NWS.

While showing data, Petro made note of a camera in space looking down in the clouds that allows them to spot Erin.

"We come in, we get a briefing from the previous, outgoing shift," he said.

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