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Rip current. >> here in north carolina the most likely potential landfall, officials are begging the public to take the threat seriously. >> we want to make sure people dont try out the great waves right before the storm comes. each though they are good waves we dont want you to go into the ocean. >> so far they are not asking people to shy away. >> go ahead and enjoy yourselves, make use of today and tomorrow, but pay attention to what may come. >> hanging in the balance, not just weekend vacat...

It goes right over cape hatteras, right through nova scotia. theres sand bars. on the east coast, the sand bars are here. kind of that lighter area ive dawn through there. the water washes over the sand bars and piles up. you dont even know it because youre just swimming in it. its only maybe 5 or 6 inches higher than the rest of the ocean. all of a sudden the sand bar fails right there and all of the water thats here by all these waves youre playing in all along the beach, all a sudden that fai...

Wright is going to produce heavy winds, heave rain, a rough surf and rip current. all happening at the peek tomorrow. people are enjoying the day. thats a good thing. again, tomorrow around lunchtime is when this storm here is really going start kicking up and churning. all eyes on the sky. today a beautiful day. the highs are going to be in the low 90s pop people try to get in what they can here at wrightsville beach, north carolina. >> thank you. a scary explosion in philadelphia. a food truck...

Somewhere in between those lines we now know because the models are really clustered here. probably not much of a chance being over here. as it is here, it will be pounding the coast with waves six to ten feet tall, and significant coastal erosion and rip currents that you absolutely dont want to get into. major rip currents here. as we move you up the coast for friday night, boston right there, youre going to have a storm off of your coast. rain for you for the fireworks, keep that in mind. tha...

In speed and strength and its heading north and right now its off the floridas coast to the east. good news for floridians because were not going to see the worst of it. what were going to see is heavy rains and winds picking up because of outer bands hitting us. its going to be rainy, windy, breezy and gusty. the major concern for floridians are beach erosions and rip current. in particular in vo lieu shah county they performed 21 beach rescues. they are supposed to last like this through the h...

Couple of days. if you get caught, do not swim against it. swim parallel to the coastline. thats your best chance to get out of it and look for some fauci water, any signs that a rip current could be out there. northeast itself, yes, the system will be south of us, but well still be talking about the threat for heavy rain in combination with that cold front. a lot to be talking about. >> well be feeling the effects of that soon enough. indra, thanks so much. also this story. two people remain ...

It is 130 miles east-southeast of daytona beach. you can see the black line. thats the center of the storm. its accelerating to the north. the wet, strong side of the storm on these systems is almost always to the east. thats why florida has little or no rain today. it may not have any. this is going to be a glancing blow for florida. the most dangerous aspect of this storm is going to be the rip current and the rough surf for the millions of tourists on vacation. thats going to be dangerous, ev...

A long time. there there is no outliers going left or right. are remember sandy? this way, that way. these are tightly packed. when youre on the beach and you see waves you want to get in the water. but the water is coming over sand bars and if the bars break the rip current take use into the ocean. >> paddle sideways, not back where you came from. get the feeder current you see in in graphic. thank you so much. now a check on storm preparations in north carolina. bill rich is the manager of p...

The most affected. what we have all week long and even into the weekend is life-threatening surf and rip currents from florida, main, and even nova scotia. this is the storm right now. its gaining strength. the hurricane center said this a minute ago. this is getting more organized. the offshore flow here but the onshore flow here. it will make its way up the coast and all the way into virginia and into new jersey and massachusetts by the time this is all over, all because that flow pushes water...

Think its going to get? >> its likely to go inside the cone and likely to be a hurricane. thats our forecast right now. the cone is on shore. or the cone is offshore. right now, its still what, 65 hours away from even being near that north carolina coast. but the storm right now is here. the winds offshore in miami but on shore here in cape canaveral up the east coast. that on-shore flow is the problem. and someone talked about that. this is a rip current severe surf kind of weekend. if you can ...