This one reply is to all the superior PhDs that have spoken from Mt. Sinai. I own a property in Ocean City, MD., although I am not there now. I have been checking everything possible to get a bead on the storm’s direction. I drew my conclusion from:
A. Its current track is SW.
B. The local TV weather departments, the last I checked, are NOT hyping the storm as coming up the coast within the next 5 days. Rain, yes. Some wind, yes. Hurricaine, no.
If it turns out that y’all are right and I’m wrong, don’t celebrate too much, ‘cause you ain’t gettin’ no virgin. I’ve been wrong so many times in my days, it’s exhausting to think about it.
OTOH, I’ve seen so many forecasts turn out to be fizzles that they’re almost legend. I guess what we have here is a Mexican standoff. So all I can do is hide and watch and hope everyone comes through it unscathed.
LOL! I guess that settles the argument.
Get over yourself. We showed with historical storm tracks that your claim about hurricanes not making 90+ degree turns was dead wrong yet you persist in your ignorance. If you pay attention to your local TV forecasters, they will be saying there is a chance of local impact, but no certainty - which is why you see cones of uncertainty on the NHC forecast maps that get larger with each passing day. That is the nature of hurricane forecasting - pay attention to data, models and historical analogs, instead of pulling nonsense out of one's arse the way you have on this thread.
All the current track means is it’s the CURRENT track.
My concern is the farther west this goes, the greater the risk for the northern SC/mid NC coast, rather than further up.
I hope for the sake of your MD holdings, and your peace of mind, the beasty keeps heading to the Gulf. Good luck.