Will likely be Cat. 1 when it gets up to Tampa . Then back out into the gulf to get stronger again .
Here , between Daytona and Orlando , it has been raining all day , but only a few gusts of real wind . Sustained wind velocity in the teens – but that will change in the hours ahead .
We are bombarded by calls and emails from family and friends so I cannot get to the Oasis most of the day . Am anxious for power to be restored in the Keys so we get word of Wanka .