http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html

You can see what basically to me, looks like the transition from Cat 2 to Cat 3. Winds might not be up there yet, but check out the organization of the eye wall. Man, I'd be pretty nervous if I was in Cancun.

After the wife gets home from work in a bit, we're going ot measure a couple of windows and then I' going buy some more water and ice to get that out of the way just in case.

As speculated by many people the last few days, Izzy may well have a very large sphere of influence at landfall (if) along the Gulf at landfall - whereever it is. Wow. It's the big one (one of 'em anyway).

Of note, GFDL rather weakens the storm a down the line. That's worth mentioning as it always overdoes projected intensity.

Steve