The NHC has a good handle on the storm. It wobbles nw .. it wobbles west, when you "smooth out the movement" it's wnw.

And, really he has been an easy storm in ways compared to the others...w or wnw or wsw at 14...

Rarely sped up, hasn't stalled out (watch him do it now) and hasn't done any really strange deep dips..

Just plods along, at one point I was worried on the Yucatan today but think he'll go the distance to the borderlands.

Images from Cuba spellbinding..

And... Ike looks strong to me. Not a wet storm ever, read a few times when he was a 4 he was a dry, windy storm like Andrew.

Still spinning, and pounding Cuba and he found his way to stay over water as much as he could.

A very memorable storm.

NHC is doing a good job...their 5 day not withstanding .. but their 3 day has been pretty good.

Great pic
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/atlantic/tropics/vapor/LATEST.jpg