the storm is trying to get a deeper, lower pressure. it hasn't gone down. we don't mention this much. for the weather geeks. pressure is 953 millibars. that is a strong cat two or low cat three. this is still a cat three surge storm. it is getting close to the shore and close to the coast. it is not being interrupted. most of the storm is way offshore. this is the warm water of the gulfstream. we talked about up welling. it is moving five or six knots. warmer water is replacing the colder water which is up welled. here is the forecast. watch this. i need to keep an eye on any one spot. i'll let it go again. wilmington. finally somewhere around 3:00 this afternoon, the eye gets to you. this is the area where we go back to the beginning. this is the area that has all of the water coming up. one wave after another. new bern right there. it doesn't get out of it.