steve: robert with the calm before the storm. janice dean joins us at the big map. the winds are significant at 80 miles per hour. storm surge is the killer. janice: right. you can take shelter, but the storm surge is biggest threat. 80 mile per hour wind. intensifying over next 12 to 24 hours, we have all ingredients that make for a strengthening system as it impacts big bend of florida. low wind sheer can take this apart. high moisture content can attack the storm. we have warm water, above average temperatures near 90
firefighting are you able to keep the fires from progressing any further? kelowna. that is where it is focused. we have fire protection specialist equipment attenders and engines that have come into the area to respond to all three of these fires and with support from the bbc wildfire rcmp crews and other resources, we have been focusing on those priority areas that is critical infrastructure and then properties, neighbourhood areas and what we would consider the interface which is where the wild land meets properties and structure density and that is definitely where all of these efforts have been focused at this point in time, to protect structures, doing structured offence which is where fires are actively suppressing that fire and then structure protection which is more proactive triage and setting up of structure protection equipment like sprinklers to increase the relative humidity and moisture content in the air
there is still a breeze. you can see there is still a breeze. you can see the tightly packed isobars and we ve got another area of rain moving in later this evening and overnight. the closest to the low pressure, across the north and west dot london northern ireland, we will see the most frequent showers and heavy rumbles of thunder. there were some sharp showers in the morning. few were in the southwest. one or two sharp ones could develop anywhere. temperatures are similar to those on saturday. it will be pleasant in the sunshine. it is all change this evening and overnight. the showers will give way to longer spells of wayne for much of england and wales. quite heavy rain for wells in northern england. with a high moisture content, the humidity is higher and it will be a warm night. a scattering of showers will continue. it will be chillier or fresher as we start monday in northern ireland and scotland. some good spells of sunshine in monday. the rain is close by to the borders. it