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Thing a wide swath of the east coast of the united states with a tropical storm watch already in effect for the florida coastline where it would hit first. there are residents from the caribbean and up through the carolinas who are all on edge tonight as authorities warn of devastating winds and catastrophic storm surges. for more on this fluid and ever-changing situation, i'm joined by national hurricane center meteorologist edward rapport. thank you for joining us. i want to ask you, we keep talking about how uncertain the path is and what the various situations could be. how typical is this...

The big high pressure that's going to steer this thing back to the west, stronger, weaker remains to be seen. so we're going to watch. anywhere in this area, even up to the georgia coast and the south carolina coast, we have to pay attention. two-thirds of the time we expect the center to be somewhere in that cone. let's pay attention to it over the next few days and watch for those changes. >> let's talk about the next few hours. impact on puerto rico. the eastern side of the island. which is part of the island that was so directly affected by hurricane maria two years ago. >> you start getti...

It's a tough forecast, but 48 hours ago, we only are about 34 miles off in the track forecast. it's been tough but we've been on it the best we can. >> you guys nailed it, it's one of only four storms, hurricanes that started in the gulf. to hit land here in the united states as long as you guys have been tracking this sort of stuff. we continue in the meantime, right here to track hurricane or what was hurricane harry. downgraded to a tropical storm, packing winds of around 65 miles an hour, it will be with us for several more hours and days. after the break, live reports from the ground as t...

Center of rotation is to better help the track forecast. and then we sample all four quadrants, and this particular storm, for example, is fairly large like you mentioned a little bit earlier and we're able to show where those winds and how far they go out. >> all right. thank you so much for joining us. thank you for the dangerous work you do which makes our ability to forecast these things more accurately. so thank you very much. lieutenant colonel kate woods. she's the chief meteorologist for the 53rd reconnaissance squad drop. we'll have more coverage right after the break. stay with us. w...

Tremendous amounts of water. >> and an an oval office briefing with a fume administrator, president trump asked for questions at millions of americans in their hurricane's path were wondering, too. >> what are the chances that it veers off course, and the hit want to be so direct? what are the chances of that? >> unfortunately, there is quite a bit of certainty in the track forecast, the power will be off for weeks. you'll be displeased from your harm in the coastal areas, and e inland areas as well. these will be statewide events. >> the last hurricane hit on president trump's watch was maria...