Thanks NN. According to the local news on WFTV, there are two highs (one on each side of Fla.) Depending on how close these get, that will have an influence on how close the storm gets. The current path has it coming up the Daytona side and having winds of approx. 90mph by 8pm Thurs. night.
This storm is a challenge for forecasting...compounded by the potential for evacuations from the Keys and perhaps all FL Atlantic coastal areas. Interaction with land (or lack of it) from Puerto Rico to Hispaniola to the Florida Peninsula will have considerable impact on the storm’s intensity potential. SST in the Florida Straits > 85ºF.