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Unfortunately this was kind of our worst fear that this storm system after it interacted with cuba would start to strengthen again and that's happening right now. you see this northern eyewall. this is really impressive. this is where the winds are gusting 130, 140, 150. that's not too far from key west. let's draw on the distance cool how far away that eyewall is. it looks like it's about 40 miles or so offshore there. that's very concerning. conditions about to go downhill very quickly. gusting to 63 at key west. marathon had a gust last your at 88 miles per hour. you get some of these gusts...

Along the new path the hurricane has taken. it seems from what officials have been telling us that many of the people along that route michael that have alreadyic tawin precautions before we saw hurricane irma shift slightly west. that is at least one sign that people are heeding that warning. let's get the latest from derek van dam. the winds have started to pick up here in miami. nothing like we have seen in the last 48 hours or so. the rain comes and and goes. it changes so quickly. it is really hard to keep on top of it and it's very deceptive, isn't it? yeah, absolutely issa. i would beli...

Not high enough right now. it's interesting because of the counterclockwise motion some of the images we saw hours ago in ft. lauderdale where far more intense than anything here. what happens is the wind goes across the land mass knocked down as it goes. by the time it's coming around here it's slower. in terms of the wind rating we're okay for wind here. >> right. >> the problem is is that rain is going to start to come down very heavily. >> we are getting word now from the national weather service that hurricane force winds are hitting the florida keys. they have started pushing across the ...

Going as their safe place. it's u off the ground but here the storm surge is the issue. the gulf just right there. storm surge predicted to be catastrophic. as far as the conditions over the past bit here we are definitely feeling the outer bands now. high gusty winds the rain coming down. but this is nothing compared to what in area is going to get. we were out in it. we were coming over here. we still saw people out on the roads. a lot of police vehicles. but then also just some regular looking cars and suvs out there. there are people in the area who haven't evacuated. i was at a trailer pa...

Adam? >> hey, there, john. watching south florida actually beginning to see some of these outer rain bands get closer and closer on the eastern side of the state. this initial band, big thunderstorms there, that is all associated with irma. now, irma still a ways away. right now we're tracking the eye wall running right up against the coast of cuba. some of those barrier islands run right next to them. this storm is going to start to run right along the island. eventually turning to the north and that's when it's going to head toward areas of southern florida. that will be happening here by to...