[nwctwx]

http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/%7Evigh/guidance/atlantic/early1.png

Sometimes it switches to another image... they go through 4 (just change the final number). Rita is currently on 1.

[floriduh voter]

Thanks! I was so afraid of canes last summer - did the plywood on the windows, etc. The difficult part is taking the plywood off. It was really dark in the house when we were having two hurricanes back to back. When we lost power for a few hours, all the neighbors came out and gabbed in on the sidewalks. Our power went out after the rain quit.

During a cane, we had a fire on the end of a wooden light pole last year. It was pouring rain at the time but lightning struck the light pole. The fire dept. came out to put out the light pole.

When the canes leave or even the outer bands, I walk around outside to see who's stuff blew where. Wind gusts are noisy and they love to take out oak trees.

[Sam Cree]

Would you mind giving your take on Rita's likely impact on the Keys and extreme So FL, nctwx?