Of the mandatory evacuation zone as. and stepping into this water, this is way beyond that bathtub feel we talk about when we describe a pleasant beach scene. it is more like hot tub. and that is fuel for hurricanes to strengthen and to form as well. let me show you why this coastline is so susceptible. i want to take you to the skies because we have our drone here. talented group of people behind these camera lens too by the way. just so much going on with this coastline. but i want you to see just how flat it actually is. i can walk out several hundred feet from where i m standing and have water only up to my knees. it goes on for several hundred feet from here. and so that shallow nature of the water makes this so susceptible to a storm surge of 4 to 7 feet. that is the official forecast for this particular area. clearwater beach is just over my