The gulf of mexico, several hundred feet hereb it w, it wou up to my knees or perhaps my waist which shows you tow shadow water which is the opportunity for idalia the push up the water and create the storm surge. at the time frame is wednesday into thursday, and the storm surge push is going be greatest across the big bend, and that is called the catcher s mitt of florida where we will see the 8 to 10-foot storm surge, and looking into places like tampa bay, that is going to cause problems in a highly populated area. indeed, 5 million people now in the path of the storm facing hurricane warnings. now, discussing with an official in the path, josh boatright is an official for pin nell lie