Not to give you a false sense of security, but at this point, the trends in the forecast are in your favor. If you don't have basic hurricane preparations in place (water, tarps, evacuation plan, etc.) go ahead and continue them, but it looks like this one will go to your east (better to be on the west than the east of a north coast Gulf landfall) - and it will probably go well to your east - and if it changes it's mind, it's still a good five days out at this point.
" Not to give you a false sense of security, "
Thanks -- at this point, I'm not going into either "doom&gloom" or "false sense of security" -- I'm a (vicarious) veteran of both the "Katrina" and "Rita" live threads (ALL THANKS TO NAUTINURSE!) from last year, and I have gained some awareness of the uncertainties involved.
Right now, I'm staying in "watchfully living one-day-at-a-time" mode, and I'll be on these threads every minute I'm not working..
(On a personal note - I work for Home Depot, the Corporate Sponsor of Hurricanes, and I'm thinking this might be an interesting week at work, too....)