Welcome (back) to the land of humidity and hurricanes, Smoke!
All kidding aside, Greg Fishel is a real-world meteorologist with a degree from the Class A meteorology school at Penn State University. His WRAL crew does a great job of adapting the various national and international forecast models to the more localized region and I can put in a good word for their colleagues up in Tidewater, VA at WAVY.
I'd sure keep tabs on WRAL, WAVY, and the National Hurricane Center's forecast plots over the course of this coming weekend and on into Monday-Tuesday of next week. Generally speaking, once they are talking about forecast tracks and wind fields expected within about 3 days (72 hours), they're normally pretty much on-target.
And, pay close attention to the bug-out routes from your Outer Banks (OBX) locality. You might can bug out pretty quickly from anywhere between Southern Shores to South Nags Head or even from Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo. But getting gone from Avon, Buxton, Frisco, or Hatteras Village to the south or Carova Beach, Corolla, or Duck to the north can take many hours due to there being only a single two-lane highway (but I know the secret route between Duck and US 158 through Duck Woods). And if by chance you're going to be on Ocracoke Island, you need to bug out about 48 hours before you know you need to.
Yeah, bring some foul weather gear.
Good luck!
Foy