A couple of days ago, the general idea was that she'd strengthen to Cat 3 after hitting the GOM, then gradually weaken on approach. Instead, she's holding steady at Cat 2, with the possibility of going up to Cat 3 as she approaches. If so, it seems to me intensification may happen later in the approach than first thought, holding off the effects of shear and shortening the time for any weakening afterward.
Yeah, I saw it. Hoping that its track bends to the left after landfall as he showed. Everything to hit the Gulf coast this year took a jog to the right on landfall. Even Katrina hitting us did that.