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It will bring the waves and the wind and that surge that we have been talking about. the center of the storm about 200 miles offshore. it is moving at a terrific base pace, but it will sit over the carolina coast for 36 hours at least. winds gust to 125. just as you say it weakened, keep in mind most storms move in quickly. this storm will not. while structures may be able to with hand 100 mile per hour winds, will they be able to sustain 100 mile per hour winds for 24 or 36 hours? that will be the huge question and make this is storm incredibly unique. 61 miles per hour. 45 miles per hour. be...

Damage. as tom mentioned, they're all completely different. >> pushed my hairline back half an inch. you mentioned the wave 83 feet. people will look at the data and say the face of it was only 35, 40. we measure from the back of the wave from meteorology because that indicates the force that is pushing along with that water. that's what creates surge. what do you see in these numbers? >> that wave was on the northern right side of the >> if it's coming this way, it's over here. >> right. so, this is the worst part of the storm. that quadrant, right front quadrant. to get off what we're talkin...

Created even though it made landfall as a 3 a record 2-foot storm surge. early this morning, a wave height reported in that northeastern quadrant was 83 feet staggering the imagination. so the wall of water is still underneath this storm. the surge is going to be the same. the threat for loss of life and loss of property does not change. so do not pay attention to these numbers. it never was about that. it was about where the storm has come from, how strong it is, the vulnerable coastline and the massive slowdown. that has not changed. so the rainfall rates are going to be staggering, a couple...

Say the face of it was only 35, 40. we measure from the back of the wave from meteorology because that indicates the force that is pushing along with that water. that's what creates surge. what do you see in these numbers? >> that wave was on the northern right side of the storm. if you took the storm and drew a pie across it, the wave height was up here. >> if it's coming this way, it's over here. >> right. so, this is the worst part of the storm. that quadrant, right front quadrant. to get off what we're talking about for a second off that wave, when that moves on shore, this will move on sh...

Florence is now as well. because it has been so strong for so long, earlier today there was a wave height measured of 84 feet in the bottom right quadrant, the front right quadrant of the storm. all of that wave action is moving towards the short andnd tomorrow it's going to slow down and it's forward progression. here's the ocean temperature. it's got to go still over the gulf stream, that's the warmest water is, plenty of fuel there to at least maintain the category 3 strength right now the forecast is it might come up just a little bit. there's not a problem you mentioning. that position th...