People need to be securing property and putting up their hurricane shutters to safeguard their homes.

With them sitting well below sea level, this is a potential set up for a catastrophic event that has never been seen before.

It's going to be a similar track to Dennis, potentially.

Even if it weakens to a Category 3, it will still do a lot of damage.

Within the local area of Alex itself, wave heights can be in excess of 12 feet. So it's quite rough for shipping in that sense. They need to steer clear.

It comes down to the complex interplay of these larger-scale systems.

Farther out, we do anticipate further strengthening up to Category 3, or major hurricane status.

It's still a major hurricane.

It's in some pretty warm water in the eastern Gulf and this environment is very favorable for intensification.