Well, the storm is weakening. That is wonderful news. It has also drifted a small bit North, which will put Freeport (Bahamas) on the better side of the storm. I pray that it remains that way, a lot of people live in Freeport. I visited the Bahamas many times in my youth, and my parents even lived there nearly the entire time I was in the US Navy. I am very fond of the place, the people.

It passed right over the length of the Eluthera Islands, however, and in a most devestating way. I hang my head, it is one place I have never been and my father's favorite of all.

Here is my latest drawing of the hurricane. The track has the Hurricane making landfall in almost exactly the same place, but will pass closer to Orlando than before, and heading higher on its egress from our great state. Because it is fat and slow (kind of like me) it will fall apart over land and hopefully the panhandle will get a tropical storm instead of a hurricane.

I'll give you another update with the 11 o'clock data here in about an hour.

Posted by Michael at September 3, 2004 09:51 AM