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Orange on the western periphery of the eye wall, that circle right in the center of the storm? that's where i believe the strongest winds are located. and guess what. those winds are traveling towards the shoreline. and you can imagine, too, what this is doing as it pushes up against the sea or the ocean surface. it is building that storm surge is what we call it. and that will bring that in for this particular region, perhaps seven to 11 feet, especially from melbourne northward into the space coast area and then we have the outer rain bands still impacting the central parts of the state. we ...

Hurricane matthew is nearing florida. the outer rain bands are starting to come through. the winds are picking up. it's only going to get worse through the night. joining me from miami at rapaport, deputy director of the national hurricane center. ed, the national hurricane center has issued increasingly dire warnings about this storm. i talked to bill a little bit about what makes it so distinct. from your perspective, how are things at this moment in terms of its trajectory? >> the biggest concern now, of course, is that now that the center is passing the bahamas is the threat to florida as ...

Why miles matter. latest radar, clearly see the eye wall and trajectory of the storm, continuing to move northwesterly, about twelve miles per hour, see the outer rain bands, eye wall located in the circle i just drew. but think about this, think that hurricane of this magnitude, strong cat three to cat four tend to wobble. analogy would be spin a quarter or a top and once it starts to slow down wobbles side to side. that's exactly what we saw hurricane matthew do when it passed freeport in the bahamas, look at trajectory approaching the region. we saw that northwesterly movement. this is real...

Coast, scraping the coast but has not made landfall. what are you see something. >> we're analyzing this with a team of meteorologists, and behind the scenes miguel and christine, a few important things to point out. here's the eye wall. you can see that is really about, let's say, 30 miles give-or-take five miles offshore, so the western periphery of the center of the storm, still offshore. see the cape canaveral and the space coast region how that jets out from the florida peninsula? will the outer rain bands. eyewall make its way across the area? very likely. we could see some of the strong...

To brave the elements. whether they are testing their curiosity or how courageous they are, and that is the problem here. the governor didn't mince words. he was very direct this his dire warning, saying "if and when we're able to get to you." hurricane wilma ten years ago, a couple said they are not expecting this to be as bad. that is the issue though for first responders. it really puts them in a precarious position. you are not only putting your life in danger but also the lives of those first responders. >> thank you very much. meteorologist jeffrey gray is in melbourne, florida tonight. ...