that happens, it s because that wind is going to be from the southwest shifting around to the southwest, kind of keeping that water piled up on shore. so that s been our main one of our main messages is to not let your guard down as the storm begins to pull away. jane: which can happen especially as the sun comes out into the afternoon, and i think a lot of people breathing that sigh of relief as idalia pulls up to the north but water still high. matt anderson, science and operations officer for the national weather service out of tampa bay. wish you the best as we continue to forecast the next couple of hours. all right, want to check in on our fox team on the ground here in florida. in fact, we have fox news reporter matt finn who will join us live from tampa. matt, how are the conditions there as they ve unfolded tonight? matt: we are on st. pete beach, which is about a 20-minute or 30-minute drive west of tampa. this is one of the barrier islands. right now, this is the stron