Hoping for bigger waves as Hurricane Irene heads up the east coast, surfers Buddy Barrow, right, and Dale Kirkland of Glennville, Ga., walk to the surf on Tybee Island, Ga. Forecasters are predicting that Irene will strike North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

First published in the August 24, 2011, 7:47 p.m. edition

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