yeah i think people are going to be quite surprised how fast this thing hits them. i think they will be shocked in the morning when they find out that some nasty squalls are passing overhead them already. don't know if i'm gonna get some sleep tonight, watching this NE turn happening. looks good so far! but that northern convection does NOT look good. lets hope for us up near Sarasota that the forward motion will dampen some of these winds!

edit: i am not liking the looks of how these waves of energy are coming off of wilma right now.

take a look: http://hadar.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/RSOgeir3.html

the eastern side of fla. is really flaring up off this stuff, but you can clearly discern a waves of energy aligned from 260 deg. to about 80 deg. currently from about ft. myers to port st. lucie, and slowing drifting north.