Video: High winds for Halloween

ME? NO, I’M JUST KIDDING. TURN THE PORCH LIGHT OFF AND THEY WON’T SHOW UP. SPEAKING OF TOMORROW, HERE’S WHAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE A SUNSET COMING IN AT 538. TEMPERATURE WISE, IT’S GETTING A LITTLE BIT COOL OUT THERE, BUT THE ONE THING YOU’RE REALLY GOING TO NOTICE TOMORROW IS THE FACT THAT THESE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY STRONG OUT THERE. SO THEY’RE GOING TO BE BLOWING LEAVES. THEY’RE GOING TO BE BLOWING COSTUMES, THEY’RE GOING TO BE BLOWING CHILDREN AROUND. BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE OVER THE CAPE OR ELEVATED AREAS. AS WE LOOK INLAND. LET ME TALK ABOUT THESE WINDS FOR A SECOND. SEE WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT. THEY’RE GOING TO GET VERY STRONG FROM THE EAST. SO AN EAST WIND WILL BLOW ALL THE LEAVES INTO YOUR NEIGHBOR’S YARD. THEN LATER ON, THE WIND WILL CHANGE DIRECTION AND TAKE ALL THOSE LEAVES AND BLOW THEM RIGHT BACK INTO YOUR YARD. BUT IT ALSO MEANS THESE ARE THE STRONGEST WINDS WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 3:00, WE COULD SEE SOME WIND GUSTS 4550 MILES AN HOUR OVER TOWARD THE CAPE. ELEVATED AREAS, VERY STRONG WINDS AS WELL. SO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT NOW. THE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG WITH US ALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AND THEN ONCE WE GET INTO SATURDAY, THEY’RE STILL BUSY IN THE MORNING, THEN KIND OF BACK OFF AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SO IT’S A WINDY PERIOD THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW. THE NEXT 12 HOURS FEATURES DOWNPOURS, MAYBE EVEN A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OUT THERE. THE NEXT THREAT, AS I WAS JUST SHOWING YOU WITH THE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TOMORROW. THE WEEKEND THOUGH, IS STILL LOOKING SUNNY AND DRY, A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE AND A LITTLE BIT WINDY ON SATURDAY MORNING, BUT THEN THAT WIND BACKING OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE STORM THAT’S ACTUALLY CAUSING ALL THE TROUBLE. BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE HAVE MELISSA DOWN HERE AND LOOK WHAT MELISSA IS DOING. THAT’S A BIG PLUME OF MOISTURE. SO THIS FRONT COMING THROUGH, WHICH WOULD TYPICALLY GIVE US MAYBE A HALF INCH OF RAIN, IS NOW GIVING US MAYBE 1 TO 3IN OF RAIN. SO THERE’S REALLY A FOCUS ON THIS AREA KIND OF LIFTING ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH AND THIS AREA FROM THE WEST, MOVING IN ALL OF IT, OF COURSE, CONVERGING ON US RIGHT NOW. AND MOST OF THE DAY IT’S BEEN KIND OF SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE OUT THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT SHOWING UP ON OUR RADAR. BUT AGAIN, THAT’S NOT THE MAIN EVENT. THE MAIN EVENT IS STILL OFFSHORE AND OFF TO OUR WEST. SPEAKING OF MELISSA, STILL A CATEGORY TWO STORM THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT’S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE MORE OF AN EYE DEVELOPING TO IT. THERE’S BERMUDA OUT THERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IT IS GOING TO PASS ABOUT 125 MILES TO THE WEST OF BERMUDA. THAT WOULD HAPPEN LATER ON TONIGHT. AS FAR AS US, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 500 MILES OFFSHORE, SO THERE’S NO DIRECT CONNECTION TO IT. IT’S JUST THAT PLUME OF MOISTURE THAT’S ALL ACROSS THE EAST COAST RIGHT NOW. SO YOU SEE HOW THAT KIND OF LIFTS ITS WAY THROUGH. THERE’S THAT HEAVY RAIN COMING IN HERE. AND I WOULD SAY AFTER SUNSET IS OUR HEAVIEST STUFF UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. AND THEN AFTER MIDNIGHT IT’S STILL PRETTY GOOD BUT STARTS TO TAPER OFF UNTIL WE GET TO ABOUT SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING. EVENTUALLY THIS WHOLE THING MOVES ON OUT OF HERE AND THAT’S THAT WINDY CONDITION DEVELOPING FOR TOMORROW. REALLY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST. RAINFALL TOTALS GENERALLY ABOUT 1 TO 3, BUT SOME POCKETS ABOVE THREE INCHES ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. THE ONE THING ABOUT IT, IT’S A FAIRLY FAST MOVING SYSTEM, SO IT’S NOT GOING TO HANG AROUND TOO LONG. BUT AS DAVID WAS POINTING OUT, WE’VE GOT A LOT OF LEAVES ON THE STREETS AND THEY’RE GOING TO GO INTO STORM DRAINS AND CLOG IT UP. SO THERE MAY BE A BIT OF PONDING OUT THERE. YOU HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT. SO THERE’S THE HEAVY RAIN COMING IN HERE AROUND 8:00 TONIGHT WITH US THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AND THEN AFTER MIDNIGHT IT KIND OF TAPERS AWAY TOMORROW, MAYBE A LITTLE HINT OF SOME SUNSHINE. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKS AT OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. TOMORROW, AN ALERT DAY BECAUSE OF THAT WIND THAT’S OUT THERE, BUT FAIRLY MILD AT 60 DEGREES. SATURDAY. IT’S A LITTLE BREEZY IN THE MORNING, BUT THEN SETTLING DOWN IN THE WIND IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY. OH FOR THE PATRIOTS GAME. LOOKING KIND OF CHILLY FOR YOU TAILGATERS BUT WARMING UP INTO THE AFTERNOON. BUT REMEMBER THIS IS THE WEEKEND. WE ALSO TURN OUR CLOCKS BACK. AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS NEXT WEEK. WE’VE GOT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AND MAYBE SOME ON THURSDAY. NOT ANY