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Land and thats a 70 to 80% probability well see the winds. it will be a guarantee if this storm basically goes right over the center of puerto rico and as far as rain is concerned, thats really ramped up in the last day or so as well as far as the forecast goes. we were looking at two to four inches of rain, were talking six to ten. some areas more and that will produce quite a bit of flooding as well as mudslides as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours. >> what about the rest of the u.s. coast...

Really need to watch it. were going into a holiday weekend where a lot of people head to the coast. this could strengthen to near hurricane, could be hurricane strength just to early to tell. we have to see what happens once it gets on the north side of puerto rico. >> the warm water off of florida could lead to the intensity? >> right, you have warm water which is basically in the mid 80s around that area thats very, very warm that fuels these storms. you also have a lack of wind sheer, which w...

Hurricane, could be hurricane strength just to early to tell. we have to see what happens once it gets on the north side of puerto rico. >> the warm water off of florida could lead to the intensity? >> right, you have warm water which is basically in the mid 80s around that area thats very, very warm that fuels these storms. you also have a lack of wind sheer, which will also help the storm survive. so several factors in place that are steering this thing and helping it breathe new life. well se...

We are going to go to the north. we are not interacting with land. its over those very warm waters. we dont have a whole lot of wind sheer. we have some dry air keeping it kind of stable. but then it really is using that fuel to strengthen. so between friday and saturday were going to see that oomph. we are going to strengthening to a category 2 storm with winds around 105 miles per hour. these are sustained winds, they are not gusts so we have to take gusts into account. then its going to north...

And potentially the island of espagnola. any interaction with a small island or larger, has an eventual impact farther down the line. we have tropical storm watches through saint kitz and farther south we have tropical storm warnings in place approaching 45 to 65 miles per hour. stronger gusts over the next couple of days. a brief window in place over the next 36 hours. it will potentially get up to category 1. beyond that, of course, larger islands in the path. theres also additional wind sheer...

During a normal pattern your jet stream rides basically along the northern tier of the united states. but in a el nino pattern, that shifts further to the south. this is important because it increases wind sheer across portions of the caribbean and the atlantic. what this means is any storms that could come off the coast of africa or try to develop in this region can no longer do it. they cannot intensify in those types of conditions. typically when we have an el nino year, this means fewer trop...

Upwards of 18 inches, it is certainly something that people are going to remember because this hurricane came ashore so early in the year. jeff? >> all right. my thanks to you. lets bring in our meteorologist. what threats remain with this downgraded storm. >> from the very beginning we have been talking about this moisture flow that continues with this storm system. that continues to be the case here. of course the intensity has really died down, but you can start to see these bands where kerry...

Ive been a patriot clown. i have also been santas elf. so i have been various clowns. >> and these are all your clown buddies? >> yes! >> hi, clown buddies! happy thanksgiving! >> it is going to be a good day? >> yes. >> balloons are going to fly? >> yes. they took the net off of paw patrol. >> thank you very much. happy thanksgiving to you. its looking very, very good out here. organizer say they do get that wind sheer along the parade route as well, so they could even bring balloons down if ne...

Destin east bound now, mirimar beach. you keep traveling, anybody in the southeast knows about. topsail. huge vacation destinations especially for families between destin and panama city, just east of destin itself. as you can see, the trees are not down. some areas here, this is well away from the center of the storm. dont look at this and go, oh, this storm was nothing. this is far west of the storm. course, they were concerned a couple days ago. they didnt know if it was going to go somewhere...

So it came and it is getting stronger and stronger, because of the hot water? >> yes, the fuel for the hurricanes is the warm water. and that is the process that they need and that is why the peak of the season is end of the summer and into october, and the wild card with this one was the wind sheer. and the wind is up where the jets fly, and they can tear the thunderstorms apart and so all along over the last week, it was supposed to have enough shear to keep it at weaker storm, and we were say...