first the storm is moving through the florida keys or has moved. locals warned that this may be last chance to evacuate. the outer bands of irma bringing gusts of 50 miles per hour. it will only get stronger from here. pictures from key west. back with us, meteorologist bonnie schneider. we'll get an update from the national hurricane center in 20 minutes. we already have information from their last update. >> as we get closer, the consensus in the forecast will likely get stronger. what we're seeing here now unfortunately for cuba, the e eyewall on the northern end, the battering rain and winds has not relented. it's getting hard hit. currently, the center of circulation in hurricane irma, a strong category 4, moving west at 12 miles per hour. there's irma, and look at this -- we are seeing the cloud coverage.