WATCH: Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall in Florida LIVE STREAM

Citizens of the Southeastern U.S. are being advised to evacuate and bunker down as Hurricane Michael is about to make landfall in Florida.

The category 4 storm is increasing in strength with wind gusts expected to top 130 mph. The National Weather Service has issued extreme wind warnings around the Florida panhandle and multiple forecasts are predicting a storm surge up to 14 feet.

A Storm Surge Warning remains in effect for much of the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend region, where life-threatening storm surge is expected today. Storm surge inundation could reach 9 to 13 feet above ground level between Tyndall Air Force Base and Keaton Beach FL @NHC_Surge pic.twitter.com/7GZU8Ceq3y

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 10, 2018

LATEST: Possible storm surge of 14 feet forecast in parts of the Florida Panhandle. https://t.co/eNXDdPsYrc #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/WF4UGgbX6I

— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2018

LATEST: https://t.co/EnbOpyhmvc

• Hurricane Michael: Cat. 4 storm with 145 mph winds
• Less than 80 miles SSW of Panama City, Florida
• Up to 14 feet of storm surge expected along areas of Florida Panhandle pic.twitter.com/1HyX3rbZPF

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 10, 2018

Florida officials have been urging residents in the storm’s path to take precautions, not the least of which is Gov. Rick Scott (R), who’s warning people not to go outside if they haven’t already evacuated.

.@FLGovScott on Hurricane Michael: “Don’t go out in the middle of this. You’re not going to survive it— it’s deadly.” https://t.co/stQZdOq0Do pic.twitter.com/3gVj09rwM7

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 10, 2018

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered a troubling forecast of his own, saying there will be fatal consequences if people try to go out unprotected.

Sen. Marco Rubio warns anyone in the #HurricaneMichael storm surge path: “You’re going to die.” https://t.co/9nB9845Od4 pic.twitter.com/yL6hC5ok5T

— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 10, 2018

Watch above via USA Today.

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