Robert Molleda Quotations

The rains don't weaken as fast as the winds do. As far as the rains are concerned, they are going to extend over a large portion of the state.

Relative to most of the country, it's still rather mild, but when people book Florida vacations, they're not expecting temperatures in the 40s.

We do think it's going to go northward at some point. It's just a matter of when.

The wind-chill will be between 33 and 38 degrees, depending on how strong the winds are. It should be quite chilly.

The slower movement means heavy rains will fall over the same area for some period of time. Areas that are prone to flooding could see a significant amount of water.

It's going to be cold at least by our standards, 15 to 20 degrees below normal.

It's something we're going to have to watch.

It's definitely not uncommon to have dry Marches. The air is drier and more stable. The air masses are not conducive to developing clouds and, eventually, rain.

Anybody along the northern Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle needs to be watching this storm.

The center of Irene is over land right now.

For the past few days, there have been indications the rainy season is trying to start. We're getting close, but we're still some days away.