Why do people keep bringing up Andrew?? Didn't you read Clarks post earlier?? Clark is a Met and he said conditions are NOT the same as was in 1992 when Andrew intensified. Strengthen it may, but no one is saying it will be as rapid or intense as Andrew or other major storms. You are close to wishcasting if you ask me........get your facts straight before you start telling people Irene will intensify or even have a chance to intensify into a major storm. You have no clue, like the rest of us, what this storm will do or where it will go. The NHC says it may head more NW in a couple days.....and until they say different, i go with their "perdictions".