highway patrol. wind gusts are so strong, it is unsafe to drive over the bridges. if that is not indication of how seriously they are taking this and how strong the wind is becoming, not sure what is. nicole, we were looking, three feet of water there. next tide cycle is mid-tide, not much low tide between now and that next high tide circle close to lunchtime, which we were expecting to be foot and a half higher than this. if onshore flow keeps water in the bay, there is potential the water could rise, we are 3.2, maybe up to 4 or 5 foot storm surge range. we will watch closely over next several hours. nicole valdes, thank you. striking to see the waves crashing overshore. the latest storm surge numbers,
roku, we will be with you throughout the storm as we track idalia in the coming hourings this morning as the sun comes up. we have a full team. ian and i are here overnight, we have bob in clearwater florida and we ll check in throughout the morning. we have nicole valdes in tampa and with us is britta merwin in gainesville. britta. good morning. just analyzing radar on the fox weather app. the eye itself is a big deal for inland locations, the eye will not move over gainesville. i have my eye set on lake city, florida between gainesville and tallahassee. you have a couple intersecting highways there, 10 and 75 with this shift of the storm, movement to north and northeast.
circumstances. what did they say about what they are seeing, i imagine a contrast going back to ian last year and irma, when water emptied out of the bay. nicole: i asked them, they have been here throughout several storms and it was shock on their face. they took out their phones and were taking photos and videos of this, they cannot believe it is to this point and we are early on. not even talking about a storm that made landfall yet tomp see shock and them to tell me several roads are under water as we speak, it is clear even they were stunned by how quickly this happened. for us here, as well, seen several, i was here during ian