Whoa, that's not good.
My son starts college tomorrow, and hubby's on the EOC, so if this thing hits later in the week, they'll both be busy. Today will be the day to make sure everything is in order should we need to slap up the plywood later in the week.
Probably time to check out sending my folks out of town to my sister's like we did before Charley. I imagine if it heads our way flights will be more crowded than with Charley because people are more likely to flee now.
Our Evac zone changed to "no evacuation" this year, go figure. We're so near the coasts, but I think we're pretty high. What evac level are you, probably pretty high since you're on the water? (if I remember right you ride them out because you have a second floor)
I'm hopeful the track will keep shifting eastward - yesterday the five-day had Ernesto going square into NOLA. But it doesn't hurt to begin very preliminary planning just in case.
Yes, Evacuation Zone A here. Last evac was for Hurricane Charley, when the EOC auto-dialed every phone line in the house to say "get out."