It is further offshore and getting the winds that will make it ashore later. When I looked at this earlier today there were swells but few breakers and the flag was intact.
Doesn't take hell fury wind to tear up a flag if it is sustained for long. Appears that one is not likely to have much left (if any) by this time tomorrow.
>Why would they close and evacuate them?
Well, if they flipped the finger to the wrong ET or
more likely, (((they))) reneged on a long standing deal.
Either happening would preclude them hanging out at the scene of the crime, so to speak.
In my opinion, those that are fleeing are more likely black hats, and are doing so in a futile attempt to save their collective ass.
I do NOT believe that will help them.