Nicole downgrades to tropical storm, now centered over Central Florida - WPBF West Palm Beach

GOOD MORNING. TRACKING NICOLE. THIS IS A SCENE FROM JENSEN BEACH ON THE TREASURE COAST. SEE THAT THE SEAS ARE STILL REALLY CHURNED UP. WE’VE GOT SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS HERE. THIS IS OUR JENSEN BEACH CAMERA AT PRINCESS WATERFRONT CONDO AND. BASICALLY, IT’S STILL PRETTY INCLEMENT HERE THIS FAR NORTH. HOWEVER, FURTHER SOUTH. TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONTRAST AFTER NICOLE’S LANDFALL AT 3 A.M. THIS MORNING. WE’RE LOOKING I MEAN, WHAT A NICE SUNRISE IT LOOKS AWESOME WITH THIS CLOUD DECK RIGHT BELOW? THE SUN THAT’S ACTUALLY COMING UP RIGHT BENEATH IT. SO A BEAUTIFUL HERE AS WE ADVANCE FORWARD THROUGH WEST PALM BEACH BUT A LOT OF BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MUCH EROSION IS ON THE COASTLINE. WE’LL BE ASSESSING THAT WITH OUR REPORTERS HERE AS LANDFALL TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW HAPPENING AT 3 A.M. THIS MORNING. I HAVE THIS BACK TRACKED IN TIME LAPSE OVER THE NORTHERN HUTCHISON ISLAND AREA, WHICH IS SOUTH OF VERO BEACH. RIGHT NOW, THE CENTER, NICOLE, AS JUST A TROPICAL STORM. HERE’S ANOTHER TIME LAPSE OF THE LANDFALL IT IS OVER PALM BAY AND MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND MAKING A BEELINE THE GULF AND THEN UP TOWARD TALLAHASSEE, D.C., FOR POSSIBLY A FOURTH LAND FAULT. THE LANDFALL ORDER WOULD BE ABACO YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE ON THE AIR WITH YOU AT ABOUT 2 P.M. AND THEN WE HAD GRANBURY, THEN 3 A.M. THAT LANDFALL HERE IS HISTORIC. YOU HAVE TO GO BACK 37 YEARS AND IT’S A LANDFALLING ONE HURRICANE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHEN. YOU CONSIDER NOVEMBER 10TH, IT’S A FALLING A HURRICANE, 75 MILE AN HOUR WINDS AT ITS CORE THEN. NOW WE HAVE SUSTAINED, WHICH ARE SOMEWHAT DIMINISHED BUT STILL ELEVATED, ESPECIALLY THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GO. SO, VERO BEACH STILL HAS SUSTAINED WINDS IN SPOTS AT 34 MILES AN HOUR. SOUTHWESTERLY 25 MILES AN HOUR. AND OKEECHOBEE, 23 AT AT. BUT THESE GUSTS MEAN 53 MILE AN HOUR GUSTS IN VERO, NOT TOO LONG AGO. YOU CAN SEE THE BULK AND, ALL THE ENERGY WITH THIS TROPICAL STORM PRETTY MUCH OFFSHORE. THE SPIN NOW WEST OF PALM BAY AT A 44 MILE AN HOUR GUST, AN INDIAN AND 38 AT THE AIRPORT. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. MAYBE 830 TONIGHT. HEADS THROUGH TALLAHASSEE AS A TROPICAL STORM THEN MOVES UP THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES THAT LOSES INTENSITY OVER GEORGIA BECAUSE IT’S KICKED OUT BY WELCOME COOL FRONT THAT WE WILL SEE ARRIVE JUST IN TIME FOR THE SECOND HALF OF OUR WEEKEND. SO WE’RE AT NICER TRENDS AS WE GET NEXT WEEK WITH THE LACK OF HUMIDITY THINGS ARE AND SUNNY RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY IN JUPITER AND THE INLET COLONY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHAKY STILL A LITTLE GUSTY WITH THE WINDS, BUT MUCH BETTER. AND HERE’S THE SCENE FROM. OUR AIRPORT CAMERA RIGHT NOW. BUT THANKS, SANDRA. SO NICE. SEE THE SUN OUT FINALLY THIS COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO DAYS. RIGHT. WE HAVE WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 50 AND FEEDS NEAR STORE 12 IN JUPITER, A LITTLE BIT CALMER DOWN INTO BULK OWN HIGH SURF ADVISORY. OUR COASTAL AREAS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL FRIDAY AM SO LARGE WAVES CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO STILL CHOPPY OUT THERE VERY BREAKING WAVES RIGHT OUR COASTAL AREAS UP TO 12 FEET. SO JUST TRY TO CAREFUL OUT THERE SURFERS. SO FOR THE NEXT HOURS WE WILL SEE SOME IMPACT. WEATHER, SOME AREAS OUT THERE, TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SEVENTIES AND THEN THE EIGHTIES WILL BE RETURNING BY ONE, 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, SOME SUNSHINE PEEKING THROUGH. WE COULD SEE A COUPLE OF BANDS NEARBY AND THEN QUITE CONDITIONS LATER ON AFTER FIVE YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST, WE WILL SEE A LOT OF SUNSHINE SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND EVEN EARLY NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL FOR SOME AREAS ON MONDAY. BUT BEFORE THAT, WE’RE TRACKING COOL FRONT. WE WILL WAKE UP WI