>>> If I think the NHC has a handicap is they they are not able to write up the discussion levels that someone like JB is able to. JB can get rather longwinded at times. NHC discussion have to be brief and highlighting.

That is a fair and valid point, but Stacy Stewart seems to be able to do it quite nicely, thank you.

Just a note that Ivan is not thru killing...if I heard correctly (wasn't really paying all that much attention), Greg Forbes I think just announced that Ivan is now ranked #2 in terms of producing tornadoes! I hate to say it, but when all is said and done, there will be more than 100 dead before Ivan is but a very bad memory.

Matt33 or something like that (I think it's the return of our favorite former poster myself...) opined on another forum: "Do you think they'll retire Ivan". They would have retired Ivan even if he had never come near the US...lets see, Isadore, Isabel & now Ivan. Three "I" storms retired in three years...do we need to worry about Irene, Isaac & Ingrid now?

NHC vs. Accuwx...will be interesting to see how the end game plays out. Jeanne is looking more and more like a US strike...do we need any more? Karl, hopefully, will spin the fishes.

I vote we make the official "end" of the hurricane season September 15, anyone agree?