Stay away from the water: Tybee Island prepares for Hurricane Nicole

AS NICOLE MARCHES TOWARDS FLORIDA, COASTAL GEORGIA LEADERS ARE PREPARING FOR IMPACTS. OUR KYRON NEVEAUX SPOKE WITH TYBEE ISLAND OFFICIALS ON HOW THEY'RE GETTING READY. LL STAND UP - AS TROPICAL STORM NICOLE APPROACHES COASTAL GEORGIA, THE WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP HERE TYBEE ISLAND AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME AND CITY LEADERS ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. CHIEF JORDAN JOHNSON, TYBEE ISLAND FIRE LUCKILY ENOUGH, IT IS A LITTLE COOL OUT, BUT IF THEY DO, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS. AS NICOLE APPROACHES WITH HEAVY WINDS, CHIEF JORDAN JOHNSON WITH TYBEE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WAVES WILL BECOME STRONGER. CHIEF JORDAN JOHNSON, TYBEE ISLAND FIRE I THINK WE ARE EXPECTING LIKE 13-FOOT BREAKERS, WHICH IS EXTREME FOR HERE. IF ANYONE CAN SEE THE WATER WITH THE WHEN BLOWING THE WAY IT IS.. WE HAVE REALLY LARGE WAVES AND ROUGH CONDITIONS. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FIRST RESPONDERS SAY THEY NOTICED THE RISING WATERS. CHIEF JORDAN JOHNSON, TYBEE ISLAND FIRE WATER MADE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BOARDWALKS IF ANYONE HAS EVER BEEN OUT TO TYBEE BEFORE. WHERE THE CROSSWALK IS OVER THE DUNES. WATER MADE IT ALL THE WAY BUT THERE WITH THE TIDE AND THE WIND BLOWING DIRECTLY UP ONTO THE BEACH. CHIEF JORDAN ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER. HE OFFERED THIS PIECE OF ADVICE. CHIEF JORDAN JOHNSON, TYBEE ISLAND FIRE WHEN IN DOUBT, STAY HOME. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE TO STAY HOME TO WATCH NETFLIX. LL TAGE- TYBEE ISLAND LEADERS ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO STAY TUNED INTO THE CITIES SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ALL UPDATES. AS WELL YOU CAN GET ALL YOUR UPDATES AS WE MONITOR TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ON WJCL DOT COM. REPORTING ON