Florida..? Cuba?? ...The Gulf Coast all over again? People across the Caribbean are closely watching the progress tonight of Hurricane Ike, a deadly and intensifying storm in the Atlantic Ocean.. The storm has been making progress towards the United States.. new computer projections tonight put the storm over Cuba next week and into the Gulf Coast later in the week. From that point, the mystery: A few long range outlooks place the storm near Texas.. some show Ike meandering and strengthening in the Gulf.. a few take Ike near Louisiana and Texas.. A storm needed to be watched carefully over the next few days.. Late tonight, Ike was upgraded to a Category 4 storm. A strong monster churning in the Atlantic poised to strike .. somewhere ..

Henry Margusity from Accuweather writing tonight,

"The operational models are painting a dangerous situation for the Gulf coast next week. I am concerned that we may be dealing with a Cat 3 or better strike somewhere between Port Arthur and Mobile Bay late in the week. The worst case would be a southeast strike of an intensifying hurricane on New Orleans and southeast Louisiana. Given that Gustav has weakened things, Ike could be the devastation we all fear could happen this year. In any case, folks along the Gulf coast need to keep watching this one and get ready for evacuations next week"

Labels: hurricanes, Ike, Storms, Weather