Hard to ignore it, obsess is a funny word. Pay attention to it...

A worry I have is that each system this year has been small and not amounted to much. Because Hispanola was a good windbreak for the last one, does not mean it will work this time... as history has shown.

So, it's important to pay attention.

Yes, a stronger storm would pull more poleward and be affected by frontal boundaries... a weaker storm might go west but that depends on other factors... the strength of the high, etc.

If I lived in South Florida...which I basically do ... I would stock up on hurricane supplies this week (within reason money wise as everyone is very budget concous now as there are school snacks on sale this week that could be used for the kids or picnics later in the week if the storm pulls north.

Either way, she looks beautiful on sat imagery. Very classic Cape Verde looking storm pulling together here, well from a CV wave ..