As of 2pm Charley is now up to a Category 2 system (105mph sustained winds). Looks like this guy will be a major hurricane before landfall in the US.
Final preps should be underway in FL.
350,000 evacuated from lowlying areas in Tampa.
Streaming News/Talk out of Tampa, FL: http://www.970wfla.com/jacor-common/streaming_disclaimer.html
We're battening down the hatches here in Sarasota.