Looks like Dennis is going to Whack the Florida Panhandle

[Jacobin]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/205500.shtml?hwindloop?

Interesting animation of the predicted path with hurricane winds depicted at the above link if you click on the animation button.

Hang on to your hats Florida DUers. Sunday night/Monday morning looks to be rough and this one looks mean

[lapfog_1]

1. Its just the beginning of the Season

4 named storms so far, one could be a major one.

This is likely to be more the norm for years and years to come.

Warmer water facilitates more frequent and stronger storms, not to
mention the hotter land masses in west africa.

When someone says that Global warming is only talking about a 1/2
degree centigrade in X years or something, remember that this
is a global temperature difference, local changes (both warmer
and colder) could be much larger... and with severe impacts on
our climate.

[bamademo]

2. Alabama's not out of the woods.

Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Dauphin Island. :(

[tinfoilinfor2005]

3. Sitting on my boat in Key Largo...

awaiting an interesting weekend.:)

[amazona]

4. too soon to tell but not too soon to prepare

Good luck to everyone, and God help us all.