Katie
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Well, I knew they exaggerated, but didn't know how bad.
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adogg76
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ok.....off topic but seriously........did you "read" what you replied too??? I did not say we should not have radar and satellites....I did not insult ALL mets...but please......all this so Florida can keep that tourism machine operating....let the people know what is gonna happen!!!! Posted earlier are comments from someone in Ft Myers, (Run!) saying her office was only expecting a little rain......Surprise, heres a Cat 4 hurricane knocking Down your door.......
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Lake Toho - Kissimmee
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The person in Cuba Rotating the Radar Dish fell off the tower.. 
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adogg76
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Can't they strap it to a burro?????
Good luck this weekend all.....going to lunch!!
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AgentB
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Still looking NW, probably more than N it has in the past(just equalizing the more W component from earlier). The high seems to have elongated more E-->W, but it's still there. Waiting to see what Cuba has in store. Sometimes I wake up in the morning with a headache, but I guarantee it's not because a hurricane is coming 
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Colleen A.
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It is very possible that they lost the feed and that is why we are not seeing it anymore.
As I type this, is making his 2nd landfall in Cuba.
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HanKFranK
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i don't particulary like fidel's attitude or the relationship we have with cuba, but try not to dance on anybody's grave here. cienfuegos is getting the eyewall of this thing... that city is going to look like port charlotte did last year. to give them some credit, cuba does a good job protecting its population from hurricanes.
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SkeetoBite
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PEOPLE are being affected by . The purpose of this site is to help PEOPLE, Not Cubans or Americans, etc. Let's stay on target. A large number of people are in harms way.
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Ed in Va
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Looking at the Key West long range radar, I'm guessing that will take a path that will keep him over Cuba for quite a few hours. I'm thinking that he will lose more power than has been suggested.
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Rabbit
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flight winds up to 173 mph, which is about 156 mph at the surface...Cat V at 2pm??
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ftlaudbob
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I think all bets are off until we see what he does after going over Cuba.This is the time that I talked about yesterday,"South Florida will be holding there breathes".
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Lysis
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Remember... the Cubans are responsible for many of the early methods that we used in forecasting hurricanes. If not for the pioneering efforts of people like the Reverend Benito Vines, we would not have the basic understanding necessary for today’s complicated forecasts. Someone is going through a world of terror right now, and the least we can do is not make fun of them.
well, to be fair that's ancient history. cuba doesn't pioneer much of anything these days, due to its political isolation. -HF
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G. J.
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The person in Cuba Rotating the Radar Dish fell off the tower..
Funny 
In all seriousness though, Cuba has been getting it's fanny pounded for almost a day. In another forum, there's a guy who's parents are in Cienfuegos (sp?) right now. Can't imagine the agony he's going through. I don't think I'd have to go out on a limb to say that damage will be catastrophic in Cuba. God bless everyone down there.
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tornado00
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I'm holding my breath, and I live in orlando!
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Rich B
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Recon would suggest and support that may have attained Cat5 intenisty! Whether it gets classed as such is a good question. This intensity will only be short lived as he is making landfall, and will be weakening somewhat as he treks over Cuba. Expect him to emerge into the GOM as a proable strong Cat 2 or low end Cat 3.
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Rasvar
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For those saying there was no warning for in Ft Myers last year, you were looking at the wrong thing. Ft Myers had always been in the "cone" of possiblility at all times last year.
Pay attention to the cone. If you are near the cone; but not it in, stay wary. If you are far from the cone, the chances are very slim that the core of the storm will be near you at all. If you are in the cone, prepare as if it is coming.
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VandyBrad
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Gosh, he really doesn't want to cross inland...
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rmbjoe1954
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It's as Joe Bastardi said it would do...hug the coast and punch through the western part of Cuba.
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doug
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on shore: still targeting re emergence between 81-82W and to the east of the forecast trac.
The WV suggests what Clark noted earlier and moisture in the upper atmosphere releasing off the north coast of Cuba ahead of the Storm from the vicinity of expected emergence is moving northerly toward the peninsula.
I am preparing for the storm to be 1/2 as far off shore as predicted as it passes to the west meaning HF winds in gusts. Stil think land fall in the central panhandle.
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ftlaudbob
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The eye looks to me to be ashore.Now,we wait and see.
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