morning but still certainly something to be watchful of especially if you live along the east coast. they are preparing right now all along the east coast for hurricane earl s approach. he s right now he, i mean the storm. they gave him a boy name. earl s passing near the turks and caicos islands this morning, a category 3 with 15-mile-an-hour winds. it s been downgraded to category 3 but 125 miles an hour is still a lot of wind. the impact is already being felt, rough surf, dangerous rip currents in particular are making beaches off-limits to swimmers. just in time for of course that big labor day weekend. some people hope to get their last swim in. rob marciano is live in virginia beach with more. good morning, rob. reporter: good morning, guys. it is just human nature to think it is just a category 3 storm. but it is 125-mile-an-hour storm and it is a large storm. you get got to remember, guys, danielle was a much weaker storm, much further away and the waves generated by dani