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As this thing will continue to move off to the west. were not expecting any significant decrease in strength. the hurricane warnings are post posted. we have a hurricane watch for offshore waters off florida. we could be looking at dangerous conditions there. watch the track here. 150 mile-an-hour winds. if this forecast is correct and were thinking is because look at the cone how skinny it -- it is, abaco islands will be pummelled. since mid last week, its been in the gulf, then along the east ...

Concern that too many people head north they could get caught in the storm as they try to move. brian todd, cnn, palm springs, florida. >> and other agencies are taking action as well. a local state of emergency has been declared in miami-dade county. about half the gasoline stations there are without fuel. officials say more is on the way so not to worry. friday marked the start of whats called the keen tide. thats the highest tide of the season. dorian isnt even close and already some areas ar...

Will now. when you look at a well-defined eye like this, were still over 500 miles away from lets say the coast of florida, weve got a lot more warmer water to contend with. we go from the mid 80s to the upper 80s, and thats significant. when you look at this track, i want to point this out. here we are, currently at a category four. notice how it goes to three, then back to four. this is going to be a new track in two hours. what theyre showing us here is the older track, but what is currently....

Hurricane center says florida may not take a direct hit. however, much. florida is in the cone of uncertainty, meaning landfall is still possible anywhere along the florida east coast. >> the governor is telling everyone in the state take hurricane dorian seriously. a lot of people have already boarded up as officials tell residents to be prepared with at least seven days of supplies. >> were covering this hurricane from every angle. cnn has crews stretched out across the coast. lets start, thou...

Landfalls, thats certainly possible. george, this one is so frustr e frustrating, but lets just sufficed to say, this has the poe official widespread catastrophic damage. the potential for large loss of life. storm surge, power outages, inland flooding. the list goes on and on. then we look at secondary problems with food, electricity, health, health care, medicine, a lot of problems. >> the thing about it, karen, even though it does pass by or goes by, its brushing side on the dirty side of the...

And thats what the having segment you just had on shows. folks have to pay attention to the latest reporting, because even a slight deviation from whats expectsed now could spell real trouble in the future. folks need to really be conscious of the updated reporting. you know, that cone that we all look at every time there is a hurricane and that we follow and we really examine, we have to remember there is a cone of uncertainty. and so at the local level people should be listening to the local r...

Reported. >> the numbers and everything else. lets bring in cnns rosa flores in miami. im sure you just heard what they were saying there. i know that miami technically out of the cone that they talk about, but its really on the edge of it, so what are people doing? >> reporter: you know, people are still preparing. officials here are still asking people to be vigilant because of that factor, so let me give you a quick run through. the facts first here from the cnn weather center, miami is indee...

Throughout the morning and afternoon. while florida may be spared a direct hit, life-threatening storm surge and devastating hurricane force winds are expected to batter the coast. joining me now from fema headquarters senator rick scott. senator, thanks so much for being with me. you have been through quite a few of these storms before, as governor of florida. what is your message to residents of florida right now? >> first off, im here at fema. youve got your federal agencies all working her...

Where does it go in the next few days. one thing to note, we saw a rapid intenseification cycle with this particular storm in the last 24 hours. one of the most impressive things is take a look at this eyewall. not only is it symmetric, but its very large. you can see the water through this satellite imagery right here underneath that eye. that just goes to show how large of an eyewall that were dealing with. the track, yes, overall has shifted to the east. it does not take florida out of the co...

Xfi advanced security. if its connected, its protected. call, click, or visit a store today. lets talk about hurricane dorian. still a powerful category four. theres a shift in the trajectory morning that we got just moments ago. its not expected to make landfall in florida, but in the carolinas instead. >> yeah. florida is, though, still, as you can see by this map, in the cone of uncertainty which means landfall is still possible