And its storm surge, the rise in sea water levels blown ashore by a hurricane, was expected to be six to nine feet higher than normal tide levels.

它的风暴潮——因飓风导致的海平面上升，预计将比正常潮位高出六到九英尺。

While extremely high winds are expected, the main fear is a surge in sea water levels and the damage that could bring to these low lying communities when it comes ashore.

虽然预计有狂风来袭，但是人们主要担心的是海平面急剧上升在飓风登陆时会对地势低的社区造成破坏。

In Charleston, South Carolina forecasters predicted a storm surge, a rise in sea water levels, of five to eight feet higher than where the tide normally is and up to 15 inches of rain was expected there adding to the flooding.

在查尔斯顿，南卡罗来纳州的气象预报员预测风暴将来临，海水水位上升，比正常的潮汐高出5到8英尺，预计那里的降雨量会增加到15英寸。