Thanks, Phil, for your response. Please understand I am NOT blaming Cantore, not one iota. He was doing an excellent job.
And I know that the WC and CFHC are not official forecasters, but many who do not know better THINK that the WC has some "officiality" about it.
And, while the NHC DID do an excellent job, I wish that something could be done to give them greater visibility, especially in the case of major storms, like back in the days when Dr. Bob Sheets was there...I think that someone of authority from the NHC should broadcast thru feed to local news channels as Dr. Sheets did many times. That way, there would be NO doubt as to who "the experts" are and what the official forecast and warnings are, especially in the case where they change suddenly.
Not trying to annoy here...just thinking of ways that things can be improved to save lives.