Uhhh guys. I don't think we can rule out Irma heading into the Gulf.

[RandySF]

For all the talk of her turning north, she's still moving west. Florida might be spared if she gets in the Gulf, but God help Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. My good friend in Miami couldnt leave, and now may be spared.

But others wont be, no winners here.

[Glorfindel]

2. That's exactly what Katrina did.

Just sayin'.

[samnsara]

3. exactly what i was thinking

[bearsfootball516]

4. It was reported a couple hours ago that it's starting to make the turn north they were expecting

It's on line with Tampa, which is what they've been predicting for the last 24 hours or so.

[a kennedy]

5. That is exactly what my husband is saying......she's NOT going to turn....

she'll head straight to Texas, or the very west end of Louisiana. Then he say's I should get a job with CNN, oh wait both Anderson and Chris Como have bigger "guns" then I do and I won't get hired. we laughed and decided it probably wasn't something to laugh about.

[BigmanPigman]

9. Bigger guns and biceps...those two do like to show off

the results of working out.

[greeny2323]

6. It has been wnw for awhile. n/t

[janterry]

7. The closer it gets, the better the model projections

at this point, there is pretty good consensus. Of course, you're right - there could be an unexpected shift. But it's much less likely at this point.

[BigmanPigman]

8. I have been saying the same thing since yesterday AM!

I am not a meteorologist but it seems that this is a realistic possibility. I actually said out loud a couple times, "Shit, this thing is going to go into the Gulf". That is good for the people on the West coast of FL of course but not good for the residents of so many states bordering the Gulf. Hurricanes are SOOO unpredictable. I feel sorry for the weather forecasters who sometimes get blamed for not making more accurate predictions and for local governments who need to organize emergency first responders and getting thousands of people to evacuate.

[MineralMan]

10. Possibly. Watching it for some time,

It's hugging the Cuban coast. Drag, perhaps. I just don't know enough to predict what's next.