[clintonh8r]

I'm hoping it won't even be a Cat 1, or even a TS!

[onyx]

Me too. Just a nice little rain.

[dirtboy]

Here is Exhibit A why any tropical cyclone has to be treated as a potential major disaster within 48 hours:

It was "just" a tropical storm entering the Bahamas. Two days later, it was a Cat 5.

That's why anyone in the uncertainty cone for the forecast should not let down their guard until Ernesto is either off to sea or declared dead by the NHC.