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Here that is not law enforcement, doesn't have the carolinas. official business or isn't florida will feel hurricane trying to get somewhere because force winds tonight and they have an emergency should tomorrow. we have hurricane warnings in stay put. that's what the officials are effect for charleston area, pleading with people here as we very prone to flooding. see this water coming up and it hurricane watches to the north of that. a lot of people still impacted will be a few hours before it with this. hits its highest in this as far as the ultimate forecast 12-hour tide period. of this is ...

>> we have not been able to see the actual devastation on the island. so, and i'm not sure i would want to look at that it's a horrible situation down there. but, no. we cannot see that from our altitudes. brian: can you tell why it's moving so slow? >> well, it's lost all of its steering current. it basically has nothing to push it along right now. forecast from the hurricane center is that those current fers will pick up over the next 24 hours and it will begin a very slow trek towards the north-northwest. hopefully staying about 60 miles or so off the coast of florida. but everybody in its ...

Storm from those brave enough to fly right into the beat. here's katie beck. >> reporter: inside extraordinary look inside the eye of the storm from those brave enough to fly right into the beat here's katie beck. >> reporter: inside the cockpit of air force hurricane hunters scientists look dorian square in the eye. major alex boykin is at the controls of today's flight the winds on the way in and through the eye wall and be able to track its movement. >> we'll be reading the winds on the way in and through the eye wall and be able to track its movement this one has been very hard to predict....

Above. it's difficult to predict exactly what will happen along the coast. >> we need to know the steering current. maybe a thousand miles away. >> forecasters use the data and sources like weather balloons and satellite to track slow moving dorian and analyzing new information at it comes in. the slightest shift in course could be the difference between dodging danger or disaster. the work continues as the powerful eye of dorian sets sights on the east coast. >> alex, certainly a dangerous job. not a job i sign up for. an important one. old tech in a way. >> those guys, think about the braver...

Speed and direction. >> getting the information that we need vital to knowing how strong the hurricane is and also where it's going. >> reporter: given all the information gathered from up above, it's difficult for forecasters to predict exactly what will happen here along the coast. >> we also need to know the steering current, so well away from the storm. need to know maybe 1,000 miles away. >> reporter: forecasters use the data and other sources like buoys, weather balloons and satellites to track slow-moving dorian, analyzing new information as it comes in. the slightest shift in course co...