GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Lee continues to pass by tonight and will move away from us on Friday. We’re still expecting high rip current risks into the weekend and ocean overwash along Highway 12 at high tides through Saturday.

Coastal Flood Warning: The warning will be in effect from the Outer Banks southward to Cape Lookout from 4:00 p.m. Thursday through 12:00 p.m. Saturday. Ocean-side water level rises of 2 to 4 feet above ground level will be possible at times. The greatest risk will come near Friday’s high tides around 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Ocean over wash along highway 12 will be likely along a few locations.

Coastal Flood Advisory: The advisory will be in effect from Cape Lookout southward through coastal Onslow County as well as the lower Neuse River basin from 4:00 p.m. Thursday through 8:00 p.m. Friday. Water level rises of 1 to 2 feet above ground level will be possible at times.

Lee begins to move away from ENC on Friday.

As of the 11 p.m. Thursday update, Lee continues to move north at 14 mph as a category 1 hurricane. Maximum sustained winds are at 85 mph and gusts up to 105 mph. Impacts from Lee will only be felt along the coast, similar to what we saw with Hurricane Franklin earlier in the season. Beaches will continue to see high surf and high rip current threats, but the rain and wind will be too far offshore to have any noticeable effect on Eastern NC.

If you are planning to travel to the Crystal Coast or Outer Banks this week, please avoid the water. Rip currents are narrow channels of water, that flow away from the main shoreline. If caught in a rip current, it is important to remain calm and swim parallel to shore. Never swim against a rip current!

Margot continues to barely hold on to hurricane status and is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm by the weekend. Margot will slowly head northward over the next few days before looping back east Friday-Saturday. The loop will keep Margot centered over the deep Atlantic and have no impact on the U.S.

As for the other area we’re watching, we’re close to having Nigel. Chances of development are up to 90% within the next two days. While worth watching, we’re expecting this system to curve back out in the Atlantic before reaching Bermuda. No impacts to the US. We’ll be keeping a close eye on it just in case.

Our next name storm is off the coast of Africa has a high chance of developing soon. (WITN Weather)

Stay with WITN and WITN.COM as we track the remaining name storms this hurricane season.