I dont think this qualifies as a larger or more powerful hurricane just yet. NCH has been right on so far. I will go with the projections for now .

Thank you Gary. I wanted to go there, but resisted as we've had this come up too many times before. When a Cat 1 starts changing the weather......

By the way, he's going to be over the flattest, most narrow part of Cuba- for about 2 hours. It will slow down his ability to get stronger for a little while, but it won't slow down his forward speed. It won't change his direction. The NHC explained that fairly well in the 11am discussion.