[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.

[NautiNurse]

Here is my official positive outlook for this storm:

I would rather be without electricity mid-October than during the extreme heat, humidity and mosquitos of July, August, and September.