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All of the models are completely different at that point. we look at when the models agree. and when they disagree, we say why does that one do better? there is just no way to tell you right now where this goes after 48 hours. really good number right there. great position right there. after that, the wind dies off. the steering currents die off. and then all of a sudden things begin to get loopy. thats when we will continue to watch the potential for myrtle beach, maybe charleston. what we do k...

At least over waters. we had significant beach flooding and erosion. when you look at that system and youre losing steering currents, whats out there that can help us out? high pressure being so close to the eastern seaboard with clockwise motion could push thisle system to the coast. fit loses its grip, it slides away. thats what we want to see. we can look at the european model and the u.s. model. this is one of the best that weve been using lately. thats in blue. red is the u.s. model. brings...

>> harris: i understand maria is expected to bring 12 to 18 inches of rain. from the sky, im curious because i can hear the ambient sound of where you are. you just took off from barbados. what is it that you are seeing and experiencing? >> we are northwest of the island of martinique. we will be flying over the storm, flying in a pattern around the storm from just south of puerto rico across to just north of puerto rico. and then were going to be flying a pattern, again, like a lawn more patter...

Gusts. look what happens after wards. what does this remind you of? kind of like harvey into texas. that was the problem we lost the steering currents. theres a big difference with this one. it wont flood out like texas did in parts of louisiana. because by the time it gets here, its going to be pretty much dried out. it doesnt have the water source. what were watching is still a drop -- we were at 120. thousand up to 125. dh means the eye wall replacement cycle is taking place. see the pressure...

More than it was a few hours ado go. >> if were talking about a strengthening storm, theres nothing in its path. land is what tears the storms apart. its got the gulf stream ahead of it, okay, the infamous gulf stream waters of 84 degrees. its fuel to strengthen the storm. nothing in the path, taking a look at the steering currents. the cold front moving across the east is what is going to push it out to east. >> thats why it helps people in boston. >> absolutely. still keeping a close eye on it...

Would mean much more rainfall. how long do they anticipate or can we predict how long it will stay without moving? >> here is the deal. when you get a storm this stationary you dont have any real significant steering urpt c. current. it is a steering current and thats how we get an idea of how it is going to go. and thats usually a system that will be farther off toward the north and a weakness in the atmosphere that will allow the storm to pull up. thats why we have had a hard time forecasting ...

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This shows a measure of the atmosphere at a much higher level from 10- to 20,000 feet in the atmosphere. we look at that to get a look at the steering currents for these storms. you will notice the dark air here. there has been high pressure here across the eastern seaboard keeping things extremely hot. record-breaking temperatures from new york city to maine. you have this, you see that white? this is moisture. this is dry air. dry air has been getting in, weakening the storm a little bit. but ...