I think the bottom line is they are worried, as is nearly everyone now and days, about getting a) their hind ends sued, or b) getting their hind ends chewed out by some reporter. So some wussie administrator got a wild hair when they finally realized they were offering something like that and said heeeeyyyyyy! We can't do that -- might get sued/reported on!

Liability. CYA. Bad press. Etc.

And all that. Yes, I'm that cynical. Or maybe I need to borrow that tin foil hat I saw floating around in someone else's post. *LOL*

Remember the outcry about the LBL in the models? Heck, even the NBC affiliate here down in Lee/Collier county that we watch the most has stopped using the LBL, instead opting for a "wind swath" graphic.

Fudge that. I want the LBL. I KNOW it's not "reliable." But I like having it there. It saves me the aggravation of drawing my own in.

If they're going to worry that much abouit liability, they might as well quit using all the break points. Start saying, "Okay, if you're from Key West to Sarasota, batten down."

It's all about liability.

Actually, I don't remember seeing much about the FSU model last year? I remember it from years past, but even my dh had commented on it sometime last year. The sites we were normally visiting didn't seem to show it like they used to. I'm not saying it wasn't out there. I'm just saying the few sites I usually rely on, I remembered seeing it a few years ago, and don't remember seeing it last year. Unless they started abbreviating it differently and I missed it.

Which is quite possible. *LOL*