>>> Phil.. relax. You are giving good advice but I'm beginning to get worried about you. Picture you sitting up at 3am beginning people on IMs to please get out of Dodge .. And, you are right on most of what you said but people don't listen and they have their own strange priorities and reasoning.

Fair point bobbi, but I'm not just wavemongering or wishcasting...I am basing my warnings on what the NHC and other professional mets around the net are saying...this is not a whimsical "CAT V Mobile Bay" with an Invest...

I'm glad you and others made it through Andrew.

But I can see the damage and destruction Ivan has already wrought...death total alone 60+ and I'll bet it's aready much higher...we just don't know yet.

I'm NOT trying to scare anyone needlessly (others will take care of that). I'm trying to say if a CAT IV if forecast to come your way in less than 48 hours...you might consider getting out of it's way...das all.

I'll tone it down, but I'd rather scare 100 people needlessly than have one person be injured or killed because they didn't take the threat seriously.

Any mets want to agree/disagree with me? I'll gladly take my lumps if you think I'm overreacting.