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Stations. georgia emergency management also increasing the alert level as dorian approaches. lets get straight to our meteorologist pedram javaheri. whats up? >> the update just came in. still looking very much poised to become a major hurricane potentially as early as friday, going into saturday. now at this point the latest model suggests the storm system could be a category 2 by later on this afternoon or this evening. rapid intensification is a possibility. its gone into a rapid intensificat...

Coast if this tracks a little farther south? what do they need to be doing? >> well, listen to your governors and your local officials. now is the time to prepare. as chad referred to the cone of uncertainty, if youre inside the cone, you need to be getting prepared. if youre on the side of it, you need to get prepared. if youre in the direction of the cone because it could cut through florida, it could turn. if it goes through florida like andrew did, it could ending up in louisiana. its a week...

Miles an hour to the northwest. its gotten to here so far and we believe its strengthening because the pressure has dropped. this is the cone of where they think its going to go. this is the american model. so this would be friday morning and then saturday morning. these are 2:00 a.m. spots. sunday morning and then by monday, over there along the coast. theres two different models of how this thing may play out. so that cone of uncertainty, this looks like its going to head into the space coast ...

And hurricane dorian is gaining strength as it heads towards the u.s. over open, warm water. katie: now its on a path to hit florida. brian: it is erratic. we have team coverage this morning. adam klotz is tracking the storm right here. first amanda kenzi is in our affiliate in orlando explaining the preparations now underway. amanda, you think its coming your direction, right? >> well, right nau the cone of uncertainty is still quite wide for the state of florida. that course could still change...

In florida, the cone of concern really stretches all the way from south to north. miami to jacksonville. so everybody today, a lot of people cashed out of work early and they are lining up not only at gas stations but also supermarkets. the governor visited the national hurricane center this morning, and here is his urgent advice. speak of the time to act is now. if you havent acted, act to make preparations. do not wait until its too late. if you prepared and dont end up getting affected, no ha...

Potential landfall? >> this is our third here in jacksonville in four years. were in preparation mode. even though its shifted slightly to the south over the last day, were still in a cone where we would expect tropical storm winds and could have an evacuation if it stays on the track that its on now. so were encouraging people to know their evacuation zone. right now they can go to an app called jax ready.com. buy water, batteries, supplies. be prepared on the front end. then we have to evacuat...

Gas tanks. that means that we will have plenty of access to gasoline up until this storm hits. now, what we have also been told is that the category 1 hurricane is making its way through the caribbean. but as we mentioned the cone of uncertainty is still quite wide. so, the importance now is to get ready. we have seen store shelves empty. the top items right now are water, batteries, flashlights, bread, snacks, so folks around here are definitely getting ready because they have been through this...

State and federal instructions. it will be a very big hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest. katie: the state is preparing for the worst after the storm slammed several caribbean islands. waves st. thomas, saint john getting hammered by heavy rain and intense wind. steve: lettening bring in pete gain nor acting administrator of fema. pete, good morning to you, we know you are really really busy. right now it looks like when it hits florida it could be a category 3, although i read this morning t...

Femas view? >> a lot of uncertainty remains as your meteorologist led in with. its so important for people to not wonder if theyre in the cone or out of the cone. they should take steps to get ready for whatever may come. ask questions how will i take care of my family if im without power a few days. do i have enough food and water if transportation is cut off or if grocery stores are not open for a few days. are the storm drains clear, the generator have fuel. questions like that can really get...

In a bit. its 85-mile-per-hour winds for the last 24 hours. its a strong category 1 storm but its been stable. it will be interesting to see what happens at the 5:00 p.m. advisory. theres 13-mile-per-hour northwest trajectory. as with go throughout time, we will see it blossom as early as tomorrow into saturday. we look at the track, we have a national hurricane track we look at and big track as far as the cone of uncertainty. category 3 by saturday, category 4 by sunday and stays category 4. we...