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Going to have some of that. we have been told the official forecast is a category two at land fall. that's going to happen at about 7:00 p.m. because there is some intensification ongoing, we are planning for category three. at this point in time, we are being aided most by just forward speed of the storm and so that's not going to allow a lot of time to drop rain but that increase wind speed is going to increase the storm surge so tom was conta exactly right. this is going to be a storm event and it remains powerful storm that people cannot take too lightly. >> what should people be doing? >>...

In the coast, east of new orleans to get to safety, cnn kaley is in downtown new orleans. tom, to you, give us the time line of when will it happen and what kind of condition are we talking about? >> we'll have an update. 100 miles per hour still offshore. this is moving at incredible speed right now of good news and bad news. the good news is storms that are moving at 25 miles per hour. these kinds of hurricanes, they cannot intensify, they don't like to move this fast. however, 90 miles per hour sustained winds, we are only of 6 miles per hour away from a category two. that's going to happen...

That'll be north winds. we are going to have some flo flooding and that's why we'll have some flooding of saint bernard. it is a fast move but the rain totals are turning lower. >> thank you, tom. >> kaley, i know you have been driving around new orleans, what are you seeing there? are a lot of people remain ng tin the city and what preparations are you seeing people take? >> reporter: outside of the gates, those are the areas of mandatory evacuations. people there are heeding the warnings and getting to a safe space. here in downtown new orleans it is another day where rain is falling. here, ...

Branches and power lines that could be dropped by these winds and that extends all the way to the northeast. that's going to lose its strengths obviously, we are about five hours away from a land fall. pretty close to what could be paris and biloxi as well. we'll take a look at the closest storm surge, we'll dive into that ana. >> tom, keep us posted. >> kaley , hat kaley hartung. >> reporter: yes, right now people are heeding the warnings and getting to safety. here in the french quarter, it is a party as you would expect.