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And what is expected in coming hours? >> reporter: yeah, rosemary, i was listening intently to you and the discussion you had with pedram. he was talking about how there are hurricane force gusts along the east coast of florida. we haven't experienced that here. we've had sustained tropical storm force winds in martin county right near the jensen beach area where i'm located on the inner coastal, which is directly behind me. we've had driving rain as well, when some of the outer rain bands make its way in. we've also seen surging seas as well. this is the inner coastal, it's a mixture of ocean...

The eye doesn't look that impressive right now on the satellite, but it still has a circular eye. we'll keep you up to dacte. the pressure still 964, which indicates a category two to almost three hurricane out there. it is not dying. we are now in the gulf stream. we are in the warm water of the atlantic. and that could keep it going for many, many hours to come. chris mean? >> that is a really important point, chad. thank you so much. more than 7,100 customers in florida are without power this morning. the majority in brevard and indian river counties. let's get more on the current conditi...

In florida and cnn meteorologist derek van dam is standing by live there. good to see you, derek. so what is the situation on the ground where you are right now and what is the biggest concern for people in that area? >> yeah, good day, robin. we've had our fair share of tropical weather today from driving rain, tropical storm force winds, treacherous seas on the intercoastal where i'm located now and on the ocean. but it is a far cry from the nightmare that has unfolded just 100 miles to our east in the grand bahama island and into the abaco. we understand what has happened there. we really t...

Condition like? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, christine. you know, we've had driving rain, tropical-force winds all night long. a far cry from what's happening, of course, 100 miles to our east still in the northern bahamas. but we also have been dealing with surging seas, about two to four feet of storm surge within the coastal communities of eastern florida. i'm located in martin county as we speak. but we did talk to an official from the martin county sheriff's office. they were not reporting any significant damage throughout the county. but you can imagine the logistical nightmare that ...

Strength but it's increased in size and speed. expected to pass by florida and georgia in the coming hours. let's head straight to florida. and standing by with more on all of this. good to see you. tell us where you are. what you're seeing and what kind of conditions you're experiencing. >> good day, robin. we have seen it all today. we have had driving rain, tropical storm force winds. we have seen treacherous waves. i'm located on the intercoastal water way. this is between the florida peninsula. the mainland of the united states and the barrier island. a half mile behind me. the ocean and ...