[IYAAYAS]

Cool, I get to make my first "checking in from Ft Lauderdale" post of the season.

My gut tells me this will continue to shift East and not make landfall anywhere. Of course I will prepare like a direct hit is guaranteed. My only concern is I have a lot of friends/family out of town and I'll need to do what I can to protect their property/boats/cars.

If this hits close I'll have a very interesting perspective this time. I just moved into a brand new two story townhouse with very thick hurricane windows. From the second story I can see for miles. I look out across a park and I can see all of Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood airport.

I didn't take any "during" pictures last year, this time I will. I'll also try to post some so ya'll can see developments in real time :)

[dirtboy]

Of course I will prepare like a direct hit is guaranteed.

Very wise. Ernesto could well end up tracking just off the Florida coast. But if it was on that track and made a sudden left turn, it could be on top of the coast in a few hours.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for checking in from FLL. Please provide local updates when you can.