And what it s capable here across the eastern gulf of mexico as well. reporter: you have been tracking this. any sense of the timing when we ll start seeing some of the real effects of this? it s always very interesting. it s very humid. it feels like a regular summer day here in florida. right. we know we re watching it inch closer and closer and closer. you said et well earlier. this is the last few hours that people have to prepare their property and to evacuate in those mandatory evacuation zones as well. so just before sunrise we ll have the first bands approach the southern florida peninsula. then they ll slowly creep up and reach us here in clearwater midday today and that s when we start to see the intermittent tropical storm-force winds. it will be overnight and into the day on wednesday. that s when we expect the most power from the storm to really ramp up. wow, if you re on the east side of that center of this particular hurricane, that is where we re going to watch