is critical to forecasting the path of the storm. >> i could talk to you for hours about this. just fascinating in terms of scientific perspective. appreciate your time. stay safe up there. >> well, yeah, i just do want to emphasize to your audience. don't pay too much attention to whether it's a category 1 or category 2 storm. this storm is generating a very large wind field. the wave height at buoys south of new orleans are very, very high. and all that energy is going to hit the coast and so you're looking at storm surges of up to nine feet in mobile bay. and along the mississippi and alabama coast. and up to six feet all the way east to okaloosa island in the florida panhandle. that's a very significant surge event. people who live in the barrier islands really need to pay

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