Florida will take over the federal government's role in managing the recreational red snapper fishery in the Atlantic Ocean's federal and state waters — conditionally by next year and permanently by 2028, officials say.

Five houses collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on the Outer Banks within an hour on Tuesday under large swells and rough surf from hurricanes Imelda and Humberto.

The tropical hazard outlook for September, issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week, indicates that forecasters expect the warmer waters to increase the chances of tropical activity in the Gulf next week. The second half of hurricane season typically sees more activity in the Caribbean and Gulf than the first half.

Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools on Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where two people died as a result of the storm. The storm was located about 165 miles north of Great Abaco Island of the Bahamas,

When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical such an ultra-rapid rate of intensification has become.

On Tuesday at 5:49 p.m. the National Weather Service released a coastal flood advisory valid for Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. for Atlantic and Ocean counties.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Humberto is generating dangerous surf and rip currents across the western Atlantic Ocean through the week. Humberto rapidly strengthened to a major hurricane Friday afternoon. READ THE FULL STORY:Humberto generating dangerous surf and rip currents across western Atlantic Ocean