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Tropical Storm Chris brings swimming warnings along coast

Tropical Storm Chris brings swimming warnings along coast
WEBVTT JOHN: NICE AND COOL OVER THE WEEKEND. NICE AND COOL THIS MORNING. EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE WAS 64, WITH THE DRY AIR, IT FELT COOLER. RECORD LOW, 55 IN 1896. WE QUICKLY WARMED UP TO 87 THIS AFTERNOON. A LITTLE MORE HUMIDITY IN THE AIR BUT NOT THE MUDDINESS WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT WEEKS. 56 THIS MORNING AT THE REGIONAL AIRPORT. MR. THE ALL-TI RECORD -- MISSED THE ALL-TIME RECORD BACK IN 1896. LIVE SHOT FROM OUR CAMERA, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. 88 DEGREES CURRENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE 90 HAS THE HUMIDITY IS AT 46%. ASHEVILLE, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, NICE BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. NO WIND OVER THE LAST FEW MINUTES. IN ANDERSON, 86 DEGREES WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND AT SIX MILES PER HOUR. TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 80, 10 DEGREES WARMER AND 90 IN ELBERTON. 89 IN AUGUSTINE. 91 IN HILTON HEAD. BECAUSE OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS, IT IS REALLY PRODUCING BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ALONG THE BEACHES AS FAR AS SUNSHINE. THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME AND MID YOU GET A BRIEF SHOWER BUT STILL ABOUT 215 MILES TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS. IT IS GETTING ARE ORGANIZED. 60 TO 70 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS BUT ALL THE RAIN BANDS REMAIN OFFSHORE. THE OUTER BANKS MIGHT SEE SOME RAIN BANDS LATE TONIGHT OR DURING THE DAY TOMORROW BUT IT’S SHOULD STAY DRY DURING THE BEACHES. THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL GENERATE A HIGH SURF ALONG WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. THE WAVES OFFSHORE, FIVE TO 10 FOOT WAVES GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM CHRIS. IT IS CERTAINLY WARM ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO GET THE SYSTEM THAT THEIR -- BETTER ORGANIZED BUT IT WILL LIKELY BECOME HURRICANE PROBABLY LATER ON TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. AT 2:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, COULD HAVE 85 MILE-PER-HOUR SUSTAINED WINDS. IT STAYS OFF SHORE AND THEN PICKED UP BY THIS TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WHICH WILL PUSH IT TO THE NORTHEAST AND ACCELERATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 85 MILE-PER-HOUR WIND AND IT LOSES ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC WHERE IT IS MUCH COLDER WATER TO DO WITH. THE REMNANTS OF WHAT WAS TROPICAL STORM BERYL PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WIND OVER PUERTO RICO AND PARTS OF THE BRITISH MURDERS -- U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IT COULD REDEVELOP INTO TROPICAL STORM STATUS. FUTURE MODEL, HERE IS CHRIS OFFSHORE, NOT REALLY MOVING ANYWHERE. THE LAST NINE OR 10 HOURS HAS BEEN BASICALLY STATIONARY AND WILL STAY THAT WAY THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT TONIGHT. THE TROPICAL SLOWLY PICK UP AND GO TO THE NORTHEAST. IT WILL NOT AFFECT US ALL. WE HAVE WIND ACTUALLY SINKING AIR WHICH IS BRINGING US BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. CLEAR SKIES, PLEASANT NIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOW, 67. COMFORTABLE START TO THE DAY TOMORROW. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, HOTTER AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES. WITH HOT TEMPERATURES, MORE HUMIDITY, WATCH OUT FOR THE POP-UP AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
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Tropical Storm Chris brings swimming warnings along coast
Tropical Storm Chris has prompted warnings to swimmers and surfers in the Carolinas. The National Weather Service does not have any tropical storm or hurricane warnings in effect.Chris is stationary and will start moving northeast by tonight. It is expected to become a hurricane sometime today.Forecasters said swimming could be dangerous in Georgetown and Horry counties in South Carolina and from the Outer Banks to the Wilmington area in North Carolina.The weather service said current conditions could create currents than can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents or piers and jetties.

Tropical Storm Chris has prompted warnings to swimmers and surfers in the Carolinas.

The National Weather Service does not have any tropical storm or hurricane warnings in effect.

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Chris is stationary and will start moving northeast by tonight. It is expected to become a hurricane sometime today.

Forecasters said swimming could be dangerous in Georgetown and Horry counties in South Carolina and from the Outer Banks to the Wilmington area in North Carolina.

The weather service said current conditions could create currents than can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents or piers and jetties.