strong winds that are helping to weaken the storm system. again, a little bit of good news appears karen is weakening. we have hurricane watches in effect from grand isle, louisiana, to areas west of destin, florida. very widespread area that could be look at hurricane conditions as we head into this weekend. look at the tropical satellite. the center of the storm system is over parts of the gulf of mexico and most of the thunderstorm activity is east of the center of circulation. that is a sign it's weakening. the forecast calls for some intenseification as we head into the next several days. by sunday t could have maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour and stronger gusts than that. otherwise very quickly, i want to mention that we have another storm system currently producing blizzard conditions, one to two feet of snow and also winds of up to 70 miles per hour possible. on the warm side of that same storm system, we have a threat for severe weather from parts of minnesota, down to oklahoma. now let's wiggle on over to steve, elisabeth and brian who are with the wiggles. >> steve: we are.