Video: Chris Christie’s Message To Sun-bathers In Asbury Park: “Get The Hell Off The Beach”

Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate the barrier islands and away from the shore points  New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie is telling people, the earlier they leave, the better off they will be.

Residents and tourists alike are fleeing the Jersey beach resorts up and down the coast. Many of the evacuees are vacation-goers spending the last week of the season soaking up the summer rays.

“Get the hell off the beach … and get in your car,” Governor Christie said during a late Friday afternoon news conference. “You’re done, its 4:30, you’ve maximized your tan.”

“We have the possibility of record flooding,” said Governor Christ. “So just by awful luck, this thing it hitting New Jersey at a time when we’re at high tide, so the likelihood of flooding along the coast is overwhelming – and serious flooding along the coast – not just like you’re feet are getting wet.”

You gotta love Chris Christie. The man doesn’t mince words:

Nearly 300,000 people have been ordered to evacuate flood prone areas of NYC, as well:

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 300,000 people were ordered Friday to evacuate flood-prone areas and subways, buses and trains prepared to shut down a day later as Hurricane Irene steamed toward New York, the most powerful storm to target the city in decades.

It was the first time the nation’s largest city was evacuated. And never before has the entire mass transit system been shuttered because of a storm. Despite the unknowns of how the city would react, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was confident people would get out of the storm’s way.

“Waiting until the last minute is not a smart thing to do,” Bloomberg said. “This is life-threatening.”

Hurricane Irene tracking map, here.