new york gasoline station around florida struggle keep demand customers anxious fill tank hurricane irma approach locations run supply wednesday convenience store fuel delivery truck wait three four hours get cargoes port everglades main supply source southern part state say ned bowman executive director florida petroleum marketers convenience store association represent 98 percent fuel sell florida deliveries southern part state slow heavy traffic residents evacuate category storm wind exceed 185 mph 295 km/h clobber caribbean islands wednesday florida officials call evacuations ahead expect landfall weekend would second powerful storm hit u.s. mainland many weeks follow tropical storm harvey fill station orlando struggle keep demand early tuesday run fuel face long lag time resupply deliveries usually make as-needed basis within hour station signal low fuel level normally even super busy pump people park behind right wait say eli brito shift manager racetrac station orlando regular fuel wednesday wait four hours delivery tuesday gasoline price florida hit 2.71 gallon wednesday 42 cents month ago accord motorist advocacy group aaa florida refineries 20 million residents rely refine products deliver tanker barge port wednesday u.s. environmental protection agency say would allow diesel fuel normally restrict off-road use like farm equipment sell highway vehicles use diesel sept. 22 due approach storm u.s. coast guard limit movement ship port include port everglades house dozen fuel terminals commercial traffic still allow say coast guard petty officer brandon murray coast guard plan restrict traffic port midday thursday require ship make final moor plan midday friday timeline port closure set port everglades supply hand mid-september harvey hit texas spokeswoman ellen kennedy say port usually two weeks fuel available add state fuel-receiving port include jacksonville tampa remain open say bowman horse race bowman say florida emergency operations center ahead storm florida station face fuel shortages delay ahead irma