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So the prolonged event. and interesting enough, with time, some people even further to the south that have offshore flow, give it some time, be patient. that could switch the wind direction and start pushing the water in. >> we have seen a change in wind direction. miguel was just talking about that in carolina beach. we have seen that here in wilmington. tell us how that impacts the feeling on the ground. >> yeah. it makes a big difference. you start getting these wind shifts. but with time it really becomes about the water. when we talk about the wind shifts, let's think about it this way. w...

You think of the storm so far in. >> luckily the storm has died down a bit in intensity as far as the wind is concerned. but it's still a sizable wind field. the storm surge is going to be devastating. luckily it looks like it won't stall out as much as the models have shown. hopefully the rainfall totals can come down. my location we're in a lull. but we have 80 to 90 miles per hour gusts in the last band. and power flickering. >> you know, our producer checked on that. 87 miles per hour. i believe. is that correct? at the airport. >> at cape lookout. around 60 miles per hour i believe at the...

Moment ago. as it has slowed down, it is still doubled in size. how widespread do you think this disaster could be? >> we've certainly got the widespread disaster along the coast. this is more complicated. here's the warning area. this orange area here is the extent of the tropical storm force winds extending out from the center which is just offshore. you see it's nearly 200 miles out. the hurricane force winds which is the smaller area extends out nearly 70 miles. and it's important because even though the peak winds have come down, the second factor that influences storm surge greatly is th...

That is off the coast. the highest i have seen, 112 miles an hour. still strong wind moving closer to the coast. everything you are looking at in the yellow, 40 miles an hour. that is fueling the storm surge. these are forecasted storm surges but everything you see will get to 8 or 9 feet. storm surge is the ocean water, the bay water ultimately getting 10 feet or landing in your living room. new bern is an area with a lot of rescues. we haven't forecasted a 10 to 12 feet of storm surge. we have gotten a report of water up 10 feet. that is an issue for them. it will continue to be. the wind fi...

But it will still have devastating impact on north carolina and south carolina. >> shannon: mike kickham of the charleston referring to hazel, the conventions that fueled hazel in 1954 at the same for florence to take him a warm ocean water and not enough wind pressure to blow apart florence massive swirl. other smaller hurricanes that approach the east coast are steered out to sea by jet streams. why did that happen this time? that primarily because of the size of the storm? >> educated gigantic wind field, usually they will swing north but the evolution of thisr the last two days has been pr...