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Bahamas. accuweathers ava dinges has more. good morning. >> good morning, mike and rob. hurricane earl now a major hurricane as it continues to impact puerto rico. a well-defined eye just to the north of puerto rico. were still seeing some strong waves up to 18 feet across the northern shore and much of puerto rico seeing widespread 3 to 6 inches of rain. even localized areas up to 12 inches as the storm continues to track off to the north and west. it will continue on a northwesterly pattern, e...

>> its so rough you really cant enjoy it. >> the waves knocked me down, once they knocked me down i was out. >> reporter: rough surf and riptides will not disappear any time soon. meteorologists are closely watching hurricane earl. >> as we get to the thursday, friday time line, increased surf is going to be the main threat here. >> reporter: with tropical storms brewing in the atlantic it may be a nice day on the beach, but certainly a rough day in the water. chuck sivertsen, abc news. and sh...

Were numerous incidents of rip currents in the atlantic ocean and people needing to be rescued. you can see the rough surf. the worst part of bonnie came through around 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. this was the rain that came through miami beach. with this storm, what most people were prepared for was a lot of rain and wind. luckily, though, not a lot of damage with the rain that came through here. it was about a period of two to three hours and not a lot of power outages with the wind. we had 40 ...

>> absolutely. you are bringing up a good point when it comes to the beach. people cannot get into the water. there are red flags up. it tells people to get out because of not only the oil in the water, but also the rough surf. >> thank you so much. gulf shores, alabama is the place. this is what people were concerned about, this storm and the gulf oil spill coming together and here it is the holiday weekend when the beaches are supposed to be packed. >> and reynolds mentioned the rough surf. we...

Earth-moving equipment. this isnt something that just happened. these guys have been out since the overnight hours. it has made its way on shore. they are doing what they can to hold that oil back and hopefully, draw in more people. that is the key thing. they have to have the people come in. last year, you couldnt find a room in this town because everything was booked up. this year, not so much. many of the high-rise place that is we have have 6607-70% full. they have lowered the prices and tou...

In the gulf, hundreds, some further west, have been ever evacuated and the majority of rigs have in the, though, but other news, rough surf is breaking up the bigger plumes of oil and they are saying that the high winds could help that oil evaporate but it has forced skim are ships and clean up vessels back to shore and causing problems with the containment boom, as well, so the rough weather is hampering clean up efforts and it should be here for at least a few more days. >> live from the beach...

In the gulf, hundreds, some further west, have been ever evacuated and the majority of rigs have in the, though, but other news, rough surf is breaking up the bigger plumes of oil and they are saying that the high winds could help that oil evaporate but it has forced skim are ships and clean up vessels back to shore and causing problems with the containment boom, as well, so the rough weather is hampering clean up efforts and it should be here for at least a few more days. >> live from the beach...

>> you know, just by the way, those shots and where you are, you can see the rough surf that chad was talking about, the booms that have been put out there to contain the oil, it will affect them and make it tougher because of the rough surf thats why they cant continue the fires to burn off the oil. these waves, thats going to complicate things a little bit. >> reporter: well, you know, ali, but theyre still moving ahead. theres another boom deployment right here to the east of where im standin...

East coast. the people will see the rain, the high winds, the rough surf, well before then. you have hurricane warnings covering the coastline of north carolina with mandatory evacuations for 1.5 million people. the warning now? today is the last day anybody should be traveling. by tomorrow, you have to be gone and you have to be ready. >> the message to citizens is clear, today is your last day to get out of the areas that have been placed under evacuation orders. if you dont do it now, your ti...

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