Well, the point of landfall did not change all that much, that much seems to be holding steady. That is good news for us. I made another map, this one displays the latest predicted path with a few extra bits of information. Assuming that this track is true (don't hold your breath), then my house will be about 75 miles from the eye of the hurricane at its closest point, and I will be on the best side of the storm, the South West quadrant. It looks like it will land in Fort Pierce. If that is true, then Vero Beach will be more or less destroyed. Also, Orlando will be in the North North East quadrant of the storm, and only 45 miles from the eye of the hurricane, one of the worst places to be.

I'll write another update when I wake up in the morning ; the next full update from NOAA will be issued at 9:00am, so expect to hear from me some time shortly after that. Unless, of course, I am helping dad run more lines on more boats.

Good Night!

Posted by Michael at September 3, 2004 01:00 AM