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>> okay. jeannette, thank you so much. you brought up a good point, the danger of rip tides, everyone. that is a major concern up and down the east coast. let's go to sarah in kill devil hills. jeannette was setting us up with the rip tides. how bad could they get? >> reporter: well, good morning, alex. they could get very bad. bad enough that officials are asking people up and down the coast to please stay out of the water. even if you are an experienced swimmer. arthur, he came and went pretty quickly but he left behind these perfect conditions. these waves crashing right here on the shore. ...

Associated with that or the front. really doesn't make a difference. we'll start getting -- the swell will grow as the day goes along. as the storm pops off the coast and we begin in a cone, the angle of the waves approaches. >> reporter: how unsafe do you think the situation here might become. >> you know, it depends on the person, obviously, but the key is, one, don't get complacent because it doesn't appear to be that bad because it's going to grow all day, and respect the ocean. >> reporter: the rip tides are very serious out here. >> yeah, the rip currents, all the lifeguards are waiting ...

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Beach. it's been a beautiful sunny day here, they are worried about the heavier than usual surf in the atlantic and potentially riptides. earlier today, the lifeguards had to go out and rescue a surfer who could not bat the rip tides. they got him to shore safely. as you look at some of the cottages along the beaches, not seeing any of the boarding up that you normally would, if they were anticipating a direct hit from the hurricane. as you look at the path of the hurricane, the forecasters believe the eye of the storm will stay out to sea. nevertheless, the category four hurricane is a partic...

Quickly. rainfall amounts won't be that high, not a major storm surge if it stays off to the right. we could see periods of winds up to 70 miles an hour, that certainly will cause some problems. i think the biggest story, megyn will be waves that are 15 to 20 feet high, that is going to batter the beaches and cause beach erosion and the rip tides. if it's up here by saturday morning, saturday afternoon, sunday, monday for people's weekends is going to be looking just fine. megyn: you don't want to hear a lot of rip tides going into labor day weekend. back to rick as the news warrants. on cape ...