Don't forget, do not concentrate on the center line. This burns a lot of people and is why the NHC considered elimnating it completely this year. One of the reasons they didn't is because they know someone else would just draw a line, so they, rightfully so, would prefer it to be one they made. Pay attention to the cone. Especially if you are within 100 miles either side of that line on the Northern Gulf Coast. All it takes is a wobble left or right to mean the difference between 50 MPH winds and 100 MPH winds. If you are on the Northern Gulf coast and in a warned area, especially those within the forecast cone, you should prepare as if the line is drawn at you. That is really the only safe way to do it.