And then there was one... But boy what a BIG one!

Hurricane Ike cannot seem to make up his mind on just how BIG he really wants to become. He was, at one time just one of the crowd of 4, with his cohorts Hanna, Josephine and 99.
At this writing he is now back to a Category 4 status hurricane at 135 MPH winds, and takes up quite a large area.
Predictors have him shifting his cone of uncertainty, and spaghetti plots a little more towards our west, out into the Gulf of Mexico off of our south west Florida coast, by about 150 miles. Actually, our meteorologists did that, but he's following what they are saying to the letter. Keep going, I say! But I would also like him to get plenty of wind shear on his way too, and disintegrate to nothing, to go on to harm no one.

But unfortunately, at that distance he will still cause us grief we are told from possible storm surge, training rain bands, and the fringe winds will be higher than Gustav’s that were only in the 30-60 mile an hour range when he passed out there, but he was much further away at 250 miles into the Gulf. Gustav was only a Cat 2 at that time and he was a wet windy problem for all of us.

Ike promises to be either a Cat 3 or 4 in approximately the same location as Gustav was off of our coast, but closer by nearly 100 miles, and so we can expect more rain and gustier winds that are more than likely what could happen at the least right now.

My wishing dilemma is if he doesn’t come here, where will he go?

My husband went out today to do the last minute errands alone.
I was exhausted I did not sleep well last night.
He returned the library books, topped off the gas tank and got some cash, also 2 more cases of water, things that we will use or do even if all is well.
I asked him if it was busy with others doing the same, and he said no it was rather quiet.

I thought others must be waiting for more proof of the danger, but then I heard on the news that Broward, and Dade counties were evacuating along with Monroe, the Keys.
But the Keys were under mandatory guest evacuations, because it does definitely look like a direct hit there.
But Dade and Broward are where Miami and Palm Beach are on the east coast, and they aren't even in the cone of uncertainty or targets of the infamous spaghetti plots????
What's going on?
Are we the California Chilin types... on the laid back coast, and they... the in a NYC minute ...worry warts?
I truly think not, I'm from NJ, and I'm worried, what gives????
Perhaps I'm just on info overload, and they have been busy watching the tennis matches, but they were delayed and then rained out by remnants of Hanna!

Oh well... one never knows does one.
I will definitely be here to keep whoever wishes to be posted with what we have happening here, you can be sure of that. As sure as my name is... oh well, let's just say you can call me Tobi.
As long as I know anything you will have my word that I will let you know too!

Good night to all, and tell me what you know, we could share TMI on many different topics other than weather, please.