On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 19:17:34 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 10/4/2016 5:57 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:48:11 -0400, William > wrote:
>>
>>> Looks like this storm is headed right for the Carolinas...
>>> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl
>>
>> That's my favorite chart at the NHC site. By skirting the coastline it
>> won't lose as much strength.
>>
>> So far the eye has been missing large bodies of land. It could still be
>> quite strong in a few days.
>>
>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>>
>I just saw that SC coastal towns are being evacuated. Guess that
>includes Jill?

I just looked it up, her island has an elevation of 17 feet. Her
nearest weather reporting is Beaufort, SC.
Here is the weather forecast:

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
423 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-061000-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
423 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2016

....MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

..DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS MAY GET HIGH ENOUGH ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST TO PRODUCE MINOR SAL****ER INUNDATION IN LOW-LYING
AREAS DURING THE LATE MORNING HIGH TIDE.

..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

TROPICAL WEATHER...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK DUE TO HURRICANE MATTHEW...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.

RIP CURRENTS...THERE WILL AN ENHANCED RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH LATE WEEK DUE TO HURRICANE MATTHEW.

COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY DUE
TO INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF HURRICANE MATTHEW. MORE
SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY IF
HURRICANE MATTHEW MAKES LANDFALL ACROSS THE AREA.

HIGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE COAST LATE
THIS WEEK DUE TO SWELLS FROM HURRICANE MATTHEW. THIS COULD ALSO
LEAD TO SOME BEACH EROSION.

..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

Janet US