The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory at 5:02 p.m. on Saturday in effect until Sunday at 2 a.m. for Ocean, Atlantic and Burlington counties.

Atlantic City, Wildwood, Margate, and Ocean City are among the towns that have banned ocean swimming as the hurricane moves north.

Flooding was reported in New Jersey Aug. 21 as Hurricane Erin made its closest pass to the region. See scenes from around the state.

A Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for parts of New Jersey and New York after storms moved through the region Sunday.

Despite the coastal hazards, inland conditions will be calm and seasonable. Friday brings sunny skies with highs near 82 and lows around 58 overnight. Saturday will be sunny and slightly warmer, reaching 84 degrees, with a mostly clear night and lows in the mid-60s.

As a Navy veteran, Tom Ellis had seen more-impressive waves on the open seas — but not on the ocean in the popular barrier island town of Ocean City that he and his wife Pat call home. Standing on the music pier Thursday morning listening to the percussive sounds of white caps stirred by Hurricane Erin crashing on pilings and storm drain pipes,