On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:49:34 -0400, gfretwell wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:57:15 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Looks like it's going to curve West after moving up the Florida
peninsula and stay over Central Georgia for a while.

That might help Lanier out a little.

According to the latest projected path, the eye is expected to pass us
just a bit to the southeast. Better than this mornings path, the 8:00
'dot' was just about right over my house.


I doubt there will be a "center" of this storm. It is on our local
radar now and it just looks like a lot of rain to me. We are right
down the middle too (Estero)
40 minutes after it went over Key West the Weather Channel guy was
standing out in the sunshine.
This is the first thing to come here in 3 years so they are hyping it
up. I think it is a mistake because the next time we get the real deal
people will blow off the warnings.

I fear as you do in your last line. Too much hype, not enough blow.