water starting to come up. they are expecting a nine-foot tide here around noon. flood stage in this area is around seven feet. the roads right now look pretty good, very little rain, very little wind at the moment but they re expecting all of that to change. the big concern here is that tide and the storm surge. those two things together. the storm surge and that landfall for ian is meant to come around the same time as that tide. depending upon where it hits, that could really push a lot more water into charleston, charleston county. charleston is now at its highest level of alert. they are warning anyone at lower levels to watch what is going on, seek higher ground if necessary. they are already starting to shut down roads in charleston itself. so they are prepared for whatever ian has. it s just not clear how big a punch it s going to take here in south carolina. back to you. all you can do now is wait. mig ed marquez in charlton, we ll come back to you shortly. let go
back to you. all you can do now is wait. mig ed marquez in charlton, we ll come back to you shortly. let go to the weather center. chad myers is there. what do you see? still 85 miles an hour, though i m seeing a player up on the satellite. that probably is more of an indication of heavier rainfall that s going to come in. right now, charleston, you re right on the edge. you are so close to this. the winds are still out of the northwest and that s great news for you. we are going to see this wind possibly blow the water out of the harbor. not so much here for georgetown and myrtle beach i don t think but we can really hope that wind continues. that means you got on the correct side of the center, the least side of the center. we have to just keep watching to see if the winds shift. we are going to see four to six