so people will have to adjust as things adjust. what is that window of awareness? here s what s happening. i ll answer the question at the same time. the storm is staying in the gulf stream and the storm is becoming a wet hurricane. the amount of water that the hurricane is getting from the gulf stream, the power it s still generating from the gulf stream, the gulf stream is that warm water that s right through here, it s what people go fishing to. when you get on a fishing boat and you want to go charter fishing you go to the gulf stream. that s where the fish are and the warm water is. that s where the power of this hurricane is coming from, so because this is going to be a wet hurricane for you, chris, as the storm rolls up the coast, this red area right through here, cape canaveral, wind gusts of 100 miles per hour, watch the red circle. that s where the winds are going to be 100. if we stay a little bit offshore, we re in good shape. but daytona, you re going to get wind gusts o
and up and down these beaches here in the gulf area. and that is because, first of all, it was the perception that the oil was here. then it came a few weeks ago. and now they re still dealing with the aftermath. the crowds that have not come here like they have in years past. and certainly they have been affected. i mean tourism here in pensacola, beach, is their moneymaker nor the summer. you ve got fishing industry in indiana. charter fishing to the north in destin. but here in pensacola beach, as well as alabama beaches, it is the families that come here every summer, that tradition that they re not seeing and revenues are certainly off. business is off anywhere from 50% to 60%. here on the bay side you ve got key sailing, the owner tells me jet skis, everything is sitting there. his business is off 60% to 70%. so we ve seen a wide range of emotions throughout these weeks. it s gone from anger not only at bp and the federal government, but also just that anticipation of when that o
charter fishing is all i have ever done. never done anything else. i don t know anything else. this is it. shepard: this is it. mike and a lot of others our crews spoke with today say right now is the worst part, the uncertainty. not knowing how bad this really will become and how long it really will last. something to keep in mind here. most of the folks you just met live in and around the small community of venice, louisiana. but there are stories like theirs in tough times like those. right now echoing all up and counsel the gulf coast from texas to louisiana into mississippi, alabama, and florida. they will all be affected. for more of our coverage, a great slide show is online right now that really helps illustrate the response to this unthinkable disaster. it s at foxnews.com. and we have breaking news right
before florence, captain wade is going to lose somewhere between two and three weeks of charter fishing. he can survive it. a bigger question for guys like this, the shrimp boat heading into drydock, florence not only has the ability to destroy the homes but all these fishing grounds, meaning he may lose his house and his ability to make a living. everybody sticking together very well and helping each other out. reporter: you are going to need it. reporter: they haven t seen a storm this strong in two decades. even the police department is getting boarded. the fire department next door in atlantic beach is staging all their equipment. they will have to leave themselves before they can come back and try to rescue those who stayed.