[NautiNurse]

That was a fairly grim update.

[steveegg]

Grim is right. The only "good" thing is that most of the predictions are that she'll peak out before making it through either the Yucatan Channel or Cuba, so she shouldn't be carrying water like Katrina or Rita.

Jeff Masters has a slightly-less-drastic view over at WUnderground (tops out at Cat 3, strong Cat 2 if it comes through the Keys and a weak Cat 2 if it comes north of the Keys). Of course, he cautions that long-range predictions of intensity are very poor.

[blam]

"That was a fairly grim update."

Did you get gas for your generator? Power could be out for a while. Also, FEMA could be getting low on supplies.

[Termite_Commander]

Indeed it was. Looking at the infrared floater loop, I can see why, though.