[Jeff400000]

It may continue to strengthen until it hits the west coast of FL, then it will weaken over land. If it emerges back into the Atlantic, it could regain some intensity, but it will be in a more hostile environment (stronger winds aloft) than it is now. That said, it conceivably come in again as a cat 1 or maybe a 2...

[R. Scott]

When the fringe of Isabel hit us last year it wasn’t even at hurricane strength and she did a lot of damage. With all the rain we’ve had this last month - and from Bonnie - we could loose a lot of trees, power lines and buildings because the ground is so soaked. We’re bound to have a lot of flooding too. Last year I watched the mandatory evacuation line move up the street toward me. It stopped at the light half a block away.