KRUGER. >> Jacey: >> RIGHT NOW.
NICOLE HAS STRENGHEN TO TROPICAL
STORM CHURNING TO NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL
HERE IN FLORIDA.
>> TO GET LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE.
WHERE SOUTH FLORIDA IS UNDER
DIFFERENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS
AHEAD OF NICOLE.
BROWARD COUNTY UNDER HURRICANE
WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AND MIAMI-DADE IS UNDER A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH.
PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS CLOSED
SCHOOLS FOR TOMORROW.
WE EXPECT TO HEAR ABOUT BROWARD
SCHOOLS ANY MINUTE JANUARY BUT
FIRST LET’S TURN TO LUKE WITH
LATEST ON NICOLE AND FORECAST
TRACK.
>>Weather: I WOULD SAY WE ARE
FEELING BETTER IN DADE AND
BROWARD TODAY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR
US OR GOOD TREND, WE DO NOT WANT
TO GET TOO EXCITED HERE.
WE FORECAST FOR DADE, BROWARD
AND KEYS.
BUT WE JUST MENTION THAT IT HAS
STRENGTHEN.
SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED.
NO LONGER SUBTROPICAL STORM
NICOLE NOW FULLY TROPICAL STORM.
WHEN IT BECAME TROPICAL IT HAS
BEGUN THE PROCESS THAT ALLOWS IT
TO STRENGTHEN.
NOW UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT STRENGTHENING PROCESS WILL
CONTINUE.
I MENTIONED KIND OF GOOD NEWS
FOR DADE AND BROWARD.
LET ME SHOW YOU THIS.
IT TOOK A TURN, THIS WILL TAKE A
COUPLE OF TURNS ON ITS TRACK
TOWARD FLORIDA AND ONE OF THEM
WAS RIGHT HERE.
IT STARTED TO TURN WEST.
BUT THEN, IT TOOK ANOTHER JOG
NORTH.
AS THAT NORTHWARD JOG TOOK
PLACE, THAT LIFTED WHOLE
FORECAST TRACK TO THE NORTH.
FURTHER AWAY FROM DADE AND
BROWARD.
SO FORECAST IS STILL HEADED
TOWARD FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EARLY THURSDAY A HOOKING BACK.
AND MAYBE GET UP TO GULF.
WE WILL SEE.
BACK UP U.S. EASTCOAST.
CLOSER LOOK AT THE COULD ONLY.
FORECAST STRENGTHENING AGAIN.
HURRICANE STILL IS FORECAST FROM
HURRICANE CENTER.
75 MILES PER HOUR LOW WIND COUNT
ONE.
AND IT HAS DRY AIR TO FIGHT.
SO IT WON’T BE SUPER INTENSE
HURRICANE.
NOT AN IAN.
NEAR BAHAMAS PASSING OVER WARM
WATERS OF THE GULF IT
STRENGTHENS.
FROM WEST PALM BEACH UP TO
JACKSON IS THE CONE.
CENTER MELBOURNE OR CAPE
CANAVERAL.
SOMETHING ELSES TO SHOW YOU IS
CONES HERE, WITH THE MODELS.
MODELS ARE ACTUALLY TIGHTLY
CLUSTERED FURTHER NORTH.
DOES NOT MEAN THAT MUCH.
BUT MAY SEE FURTHER TRACK
ADJUSTMENTS TO NORTH.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY DO AS WE
WATCH THE TRENDS.
AS TRACK LIFTS NORTH ODDS OF THE
TROPICAL STORM WINDS AND
ESPECIALLY HURRICANE WINDS LIFTS
NORTH.
ESPECIALLY TOWARD WEST PALM
BEACH AND ORLANDO.
STILL DECENT ODDS IN BROWARD
COUNTY.
AND AT ABOUT 50/50.
WE HAVE THE WATCHES.
SHOW YOU THESE HERE.
AND WARNINGS.
ALL UP AND DOWN EASTCOAST OF
FLORIDA.
PURPLE IS A HURRICANE WARNING.
THAT IS FOR COASTAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY.
AND THEN THE RED IS A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING.
THAT MEANS TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
FORECAST IN BROWARD COUNTY.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MEANS TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
BUT NOT FORECAST AND THEN NO
ADVISORIES IN KEYS.
WE HAVE A HURRICANE WATCH FOR
PALM BEACH AND BROWARD.
SOME THINK WHAT?
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
LIFTING NORTH?
THIS IS THE CONE.
ALRIGHT.
THIS IS THE DONUT OF WINDS THAT
IS EXPECTED TO FORM.
IF WE HAVE A HURRICANE OUT OF
THIS.
WHICH IS FORECAST.
THIS IS AVERAGE TRACK ERROR.
IF THE STORM WERE HERE.
THEN ON THAT SOUTHERN SIDE OF
THE DONUT OF WINDS IT COULD
BRUSH BROWARD COUNTY.
NOT FORECAST BUT THAT IS A
POSSIBILITY.
OKAY.
POSSIBILITY. OKAY. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THE WATCH.
EVEN THOUGH FORECAST IS GREATER
IMPACTS ARE WELL NORTH.
NEAR AND NORTH OF THE CENTER OF
LESSER IMPACTS.
IT IS FLAT ON BOTTOM.
WE ARE ON WEAKER SOUTHSIDE OF
THIS.
TALK ABOUT TIMING QUICK.
BIG STORM.
LOOK AT THE WIDE SPREAD
EXPANSIVE TROPICAL STORM WINDS.
TOMORROW MORNING STARTING TO
SPILL OVER TO EASTCOAST OF
FLORIDA.
PROBABLY WON’T BE UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON THAT THEY BRUSH INTO
NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY.
BUT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, AT
TIMES, NOT ALL DAY.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.
PROBABLY WILL TAKE PLACE IN
BROWARD COUNTY.
ESPECIALLY NORTHERN BROWARD.
AND THEN WE WILL SEE
IMPROVEMENTS AS IT LIFTS NORTH
MAKING LANDFALL BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
HERE WE ARE THURSDAY MORNING AND
WE ARE OUT OF THE TROPICAL STORM
WINDS.
SO TOMORROW WILL BE NASTY AND