eyes. so there s even more possibility? well, we keep emphasizing this. the storm could reintensify could as it approaches the coastline. we re getting this track pretty well nailed down. we re still concerned about exactly what the intensity will be as it approaches. there could be a slight increase in, like, say 2 miles an hour. the bottom line is this is a very dangerous, powerful storm. people shouldn t let their guards down and they should listen to the local officials. if they re telling them to get out, get out. is this potentially the worst one you ve ever seen? this is certainly going to be the big one for this generation down in florida since andrew. it s a much larger storm. what do you see happening? it s the heavy force winds and then it s the rainfall in
advance of the storm. that s one thing that s really different from andrew is the preparations ahead of the storm and my hat s off to the emergency management community across the whole spectrum, because they re ready and taking it seriously. people should take the advice of the local officials. when they say get out, get out. it s not too late. there s still time to get out of this danger zone, and unfortunately it s a large danger zone. louie, we ll get back to you. along florida s coast right now, evacuation orders have been issued. shelters are open. more are opening up. next, an effort to get to safety before it s too late. plus, worries about what will happen when irma s category 4 hits the construction cranes across miami, and there are many of them. n know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms,
the eastern side. it s called shoaling. the dropoff is not as deep on the western side as it is on the eastern side. that allows that water to be able to push in and go higher on the western side than it would on the eastern side. so keep that in mind, too. forecast intensity. because of the incredible scale of this storm, how big it is, it will likely take hurricane force winds from the east side of florida to the west side of florida. so it really doesn t matter which side of florida you re on, east coast versus west coast, to determine who is going to have hurricane force winds and who won t. both sides are likely going to have that. we ve heard about comparisons to andrew. i want to kind of break that down for you. this is andrew on the left, irma on the right. technically andrew is dppd toex to be stronger at landfall, 150 miles an hour compared to 165 with andrew.