[myprecious]

It just seems like Izzy is so big and strong, it would take a lot to change her direction. ALL of the previous models have been wrong. It is like turning a battleship around. She is just not going to turn on a dime.

[Dog Gone]

It is like turning a battleship around. She is just not going to turn on a dime.

I agree with that, although hurricanes can turn pretty markedly if they feel like it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Georgia was in the crosshairs by tomorrow night. The forecasters are putting a lot more faith in this trough than I am.

I defer to their superior education in weather and years of experience, but they get it wrong more often than not.

[CobaltBlue]

She is just not going to turn on a dime.

They do, though. They zig and zag like crazy when the conditions are right.

They are steered by high and low pressure zones in the upper atmosphere. High pressure "pushes" them away and low pressure "pulls" them. In a low trough between two high zones they will go really fast.

[Orion78]

Hurricane Gordon, 1994