JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's not your average pre-flight briefing.

But your average pilot wouldn't fly directly into the center of a hurricane.

"It's cool to fly into storms. I like roller coasters so it's a pretty great gig," said Todd Richards. He's an electronics technician aboard NOAA's P-3 hurricane hunter "Kermit The Frog."

"We've got two P-3s and a G-IV," Richards said. "The other P-3 is called Miss Piggy, the Gulfstream is Gonzo."

A look inside the flight deck and you're flooded with lights, knobs, meters and levers.  

But flight engineer Joe Klippel adds his own character to the flight deck. A pair of yellow fuzzy dice hangs just over his head.

"Just good luck, that's it. The other aircraft has pink dice," Klippel said laughing.

Luck doesn't hurt, but they depend on experience.

FLORIDA -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) reminds Florida’s residents and visitors to remain aware of current weather situations this holiday weekend, as a storm system may bring heavy rainfall across much of the Sunshine State. Potential flooding conditions will affect Southeast Florida through this evening. This threat could shift northward to portions of the Northern Peninsula later this weekend as the system nears this area of the state. This same system could bring strong onshore winds, which may lead to rough surf, large breaking waves and a high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic Coast through next week.