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Latest advisory from hurricane matthew has this area getting the most concentrated impact of the storm but not until hours from now. alisyn camerota is in new york keeping the ship steady for us. our shots are going in and out because of the winds. they re coming in the succession of rings as the storm comes closer. you see a band coming in right now. the big concern in areas like jacksonville, this is the st. john river. it s one of the view waterways that are a cut from the eastern coast of florida here in central florida. that means a concentration of surge. we re almost at the top of the promenade level right now. we still have three feet of normal tide to come, and as much as six or ten feet of storm surge. on your screen right now, you re looking at the current problems with matthew. daytona beach getting pounded. we have one view from above you re seeing the pier and the waves. there was a 17 foot wave measured 20 feet offshore. that an indication of the water volume that will b ....
Serious storm. we gave ample time to leave. those that didn t leave, we ll be prepared to help on the other side of this. especially those beach areas. i mean that, for sure, they re going to get a surge. you just won t be able to get there. if the first responders do go, their lives are in jeopardy, too. in the middle of the storm when the wind speeds are high and had rain is coming in the storm surge, you can t send public safety personnel in. we warn people on the front end. on the back end of this, every life matters. we are certainly going to do everything that we can to get into where we need to do to make sure that people are safe and taken care of. mayor, we are here to get information out. what we ll see we ll convey to you when you re in your operation center. let us know how to help. thank you for being with us. thank you. thanks for getting the information out. thank you, mr. mayor. alisyn, we ll come back to you. jacksonville a well-developed city. people think ....
She s been getting big gusts there. and a lot of winds and now storm surge is going to come into play as well. jennifer? yeah, we are concerned about that storm surge north of us, especially closer to where you are, where we are, we are still getting those gusts. definitely not as strong as they were about an hour or two ago and they re not as frequent which is good news. as that eyewall continues to inch away from us, our conditions will continue to improve. unfortunately, up the coast it s not going to be the case. especially around daytona beach. that s where we re going to expect that eyewall to get closer and closer in the coming hours so conditions are going to deteriorate very, very quickly and then of course later this afternoon, up where you are, chris, we re going to get that storm surge and the high winds around jacksonville. storm surge with this one is a big concern. we ve been saying it all morning long. it s the water that kiss people more than the winds, and so while ....
Beginning to go downhill. it will get a lot worse before it has a chance of getting better. i want to show you that even though the center of circulation is off shore, we are still issuing prototype storm surge warnings that go up the east coast of florida into coastal georgia and south carolina and includes downtown jacksonville and the st. john s river. this is not just a storm surge event along the immediate beach of the atlanta coast. it could push water onshore into the st. john s river. this is going to be the direction of the wind on the northern side of the hurricane and this is a big hurricane. not just a strong one. fully capable of pushing the ocean around and pushing the waters into jacksonville area and st. john s river. so, you don t have to have landfall in the center for that to occur. and in terms of what that will mean, you know, we set up here in jacksonville hoping that i would be able to have a steady ....
All right. chris cuomo here in jacksonville. alisyn camerota in new york. she needs to stand by. this is the st. john s river and jacksonville we re still hours away. they re supposed to get maximum effect from hurricane matthew here in jacksonville. if this is just the beginning, imagine what is to come. jason foster has a look into the future for jacksonville. near cape canaveral and storm chaser and broadcasting from his car. jason, if you can hear me, what are you seeing right now. i m kind of at a little bit of a lull. just like that band you were talking about. just on the edge of that. little quiet at the moment, but not going to last long. probably talking minutes before i get slammed by that same band ....