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But lets take you back in time. like just yesterday, we dealt with this onshore flow for several hours. as i show you on this graphic right here, as i take you back, were looking at an air trajectory model. when we have the flow coming onshore yesterday, were showing you air parcells at three different levels, 150 meters to 300 meters. this is showing you how it was pushed over towards the west, as well as up towards the northeast. you can see towards the populated areas. very close tofu ku shim...

To come home in colorado in the coming weeks and that scene there never ever gets old. al requires nice to see something heart warming after all the heartbreak we have had last couple days. strong winds and colder temperatures in japan. how does this affect the cloud of radiation leaking from the nuke nuclear power plants. what are we seeing in japan? >> we have a shift in the wind. 24 hours ago we had onshore flow, now we have offshore flow. so thats good news there. those winds will dominate t...

That is good news. and the flow out of the jet stream has been out of the northwest and that offshore flow. i want to point out -- lets talk about the weather across parts of japan. were going to see it deteriorate through the evening and overnight. were going to be dealing with cold rain as well as the snow. and that will be moving through parts, the earthquake-hit area as well as the tsunami region. people are homeless, they dont have any belongings, any warm clothes, and the temperatures are ...

Snit what do we know right now, jennifer? >> hi, christine. over the last couple of hours, weve been seeing the winds coming onshore. well, thats certainly not what we want to see. because that is actually going to potentially continue to push that radioactive material towards populated area. and youre seeing on this graphic right now the winds coming through, and again, you have to keep in mind the fukushima daiichi plant with that actually leaking, its pushing that in the lower levels over tow...

Snow. thats not going to be for the search efforts. we should be at 9 degrees for the afternoon high. for wednesday, in addition to that snow, temperatures only climbing to 3. and thursday, we still could see some of that, again, snow lingering around those areas, including sendai over towards the west and certainly up to the northern parts of japan. and in addition to the cold as well as the snow, were going to be talking about the winds for the next several days. right now, the winds coming in...

That high pressure bringing in offshore flow and really strong, gusty santa ana winds, gusts up to 76 miles per hour today, frederica, hurricane force, laguna peak. the good news is that will taper off this evening. >> we like the good news. started off with a fun and ended with good news, too. >> im trying. it is the weekend. >> all right, jacqui, thank you. >> sure. all right. another wildcard could be added to the troubled mix in haiti. first, former dictator jean claude "baby doc" duvalier...

Towards the east. that will change the direction of where the oil slick may go. a cold front will continue to push down tuesday and probably most likely take this more of an offshore flow, rather than what you see here, an onshore fwloe. we are tracking severe weather across nashville. city and management officials advise not to go out. we are looking at some very tough travel conditions. the threat for submerged roads will not. those flood warnings go all day today and likely will be extended i...

Onshore. this is blues, where winds are up to 25-35 miles an hour. this is going to continue throughout the day on sunday. by monday this high pressure begins to pull off to the east which allows a break to move in. were going to see the winds curb just a little bit. not good news for florida panhandle, likely seeing some of oil spread towards that area. that will be the big concern. offshore flow, kelly, temporary time tuesday, wednesday and thursday in around louisiana and parts of mississippi...

Thank you very much for that, jeanne meserve. i want to get to our meteorologist, jacqui jeras. from the look that i see that you have, its not helping. >> no, its not. the winds are very strong out of the southeast, which means its pushing that oil spill closer to the shore and these winds are going to stay strong like this as projected on right weather.com through the weekend into your monday until tuesday as we advance this. and it will show that the cold front is going to move on through, an...

This very, very quickly towards shore. the maps, the forecast not looking good. high pressure towards east, a front is approaching, as it approaches the winds will be more strong and bring the southerly flow, consistent here all weekend long. waves will build up to around 10 feet in addition to this. we are dealing with spring tide cycles, two feet above from your average tide cycle and we have coasting flood warnings across the area, bill the front will move on through by monday. and well gradu...