The forecast, though, «does not predict when, where, and how these storms might hit,» Ben Friedman, the acting NOAA administrator said during a press conference, as he and other officials
urged coastal residents to begin their preparations.
Residents of low - lying areas in densely populated Miami - Dade County were
urged to move to higher ground by Wednesday as a precaution against
coastal storm surges, three days before Irma was expected to make landfall in Florida.