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Fingernails, do i need to put my hurricane shutters up? do we need to plan on evacuating? when can we come back? it's thursday/friday for areas of south and north carolina. storm surge problem in florida and up the coastal areas, we'll talk about the problems maybe being a little bit more wind. not georgia but in south carolina, north carolina, we could get more wind impacts out of that. chris, i've been looking at some of the new model data. it's all in excellent agreement. i do not expect any shifts from the hush center at 11:00 p.m. >> that is good news. thank you so much, bill karins. you ...

Tomorrow. but this is why officials are apprehensive about letting people back on to this barrier island. it is such a thin barrier island that would hopefully absorb some of the effects of this storm. but they're keeping an eye on this storm surge that could pose, could add an additional 3 to 5 feet of water here in palm beach and even if it doesn't reach those levels here in palm beach, this is what officials are concerned about reaching all the way up the florida coast. cocoa beach, daytona beach, into jacksonville. so this is what we're going to be monitoring even as this storm continues t...

You got the intercoastal water way as well as the atlantic ocean. they will be monitor that go storm surge that could bring between four to seven extra feet of water into this area. now, those warnings and watches i mentioned will be in place overnight tonight as we watch for more effects from hurricane dorian. >> simone boyce for us in west palm beach, florida. with me on the phone now is mayor mac bernard of palm beach, florida. thank you for being with us. what's the situation as you see it. you're not out of the woods, but things look better than they did earlier. >> they do look better, b...

Is the one threat above the wind, above the rain, as we know, those elements are going to remain mainly off the coast of florida. it is the water that people here need to be concerned about and we're seeing the streets pretty empty right now. >> yep. >> reporter: hopefully people have been heeding those evacuation orders so that's exactly what officials want to see. >> simone, thank you. simone boyce for us in west palm beach. all right. nbc's morgan chesky has been covering the storm for us in the bahamas all day. >> reporter: good evening from nassau, bahamas. right now on abaco island the...

Surfers from getting out there and enjoying that surf. of course that is not something that is sanctioned by local officials here. and by the way, local officials will be checking the identification of everyone who makes their way to palm beach island, where we are right now is just about two miles away from mar-a-lago. and so if you're not a resident of this area, you will not be allowed on this island after 5:00 p.m. today. this is one of the areas of west palm beach that has been under mandatory evacuation since sunday, ali. >> okay, simone, we will stay in close touch with you. if this thi...