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The northern coast of Cuba looks to be in play this morning, which follows the UKMET and Euro models. Irma is also now significantly south of the 2-days-ago NHC forecasted path.

Even if those models are right, though, 2 things:
1. the eye would only brush that coastline, and thus no significant weakening;
2. landfall in Florida would still be essentially the same: a direct hit on Key West, then up the middle of the state.

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Ships bugging out by the dozens.

@CedarPosts :Massive flotilla lead by Disney Dream heading southwest out of Miami to avoid #hurricanirma this AM @spann @wxbrad"

(Also confimed on vesselfinder.com.)