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Governors with achieving their life safety evacuation movements. we're focused on mass sheltering, and focused helping them execute their response and recovery goals. >> what are the chances it veers off course and the hit not as direct. >> unfortunately there's quite a bit of certainty in the track forecast because the forward speed is picking up, it is getting faster. when systems do that, the track forecast becomes a lot more accurate, and i think the expectation needs to be set with the citizens in this area that if you have been asked to leave, get out of the areas that are going to flood...

And sheltering and then we will be focused on helping them to execute their response and recovery goals. >> what are the chances that it veers off coast and the hit won't be so direct? what are the chances of that? >> unfortunately, i believe there is quite a bit of certainty in the track forecast because the forward speed is picking up. it's getting faster and when system does that the track forecast becomes a lot more accurate. i think the expectation needs to be set with the citizens in in area if you have been asked to leave get into an area where the facility can with stand the winds. thi...

Local jurisdictions have established shelters that are wind rated to a certain category and that's what we would ask you to do. you don't have to go hundreds of miles, and in many cases, you know, based on where the track forecast is, you want to make sure that you evacuate to a safe location and not along the coast, or not along the track of the hurricane inland. neil: probably -- how are you doing with the constant serious storms? i know we're not out of this until the end of next month here, but, man, oh, man, this is like nonstop. >> i'm proud of my team and the federal partners. we've sav...

That water up into the bays, such as charlotte harbor just north of ft. myers, or the big one would be shoving the water up into tampa bay. you could have a lot of water damage there. >> all right. well, florida's senior senator, bill nelson, senator, very good to speak with you. thank you for weighing in with your perspective, we appreciate that. from there to miami and the acting deputy director for the national hurricane center. mark, a big welcome to you. look, talking with the senator, he's talking about those folks leaving tampa right now because they thought it was an east coast storm...

Models are not only working their magic with respect to the track forecast but it is also indicating that intensity could be sustained even as it is making landfall. we absolutely need to pay attention. it is the most sdrdestructive sm that will hit florida since andrew and people have to be prepared. >> andrew 25 years ago. a lot of floridians haven't experienced a hurricane of this strength. a lot of people have moved to florida over these past 25 years. how do you address that concern? >> well, i look at the numbers we have so far on evacuees. to be honest i am very pleased. the numbers are...