Okay, I know that predicting a hurricane's path is very much a black art, but even so, this is ridiculous. Hasn't Florida had enough for one year?

What's really interesting are the forcaster's comments:

LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT IVAN HAS INTENSIFIED AND
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 110 KT. AS NOTED
EARLIER...IT IS UNPRECEDENTED TO HAVE A HURRICANE THIS STRONG AT
SUCH A LOW LATITUDE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. THE EYE IS EMBEDDED IN
CLOUD TOPS COLDER THAN -70 DEG C AND THE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW IS
QUITE SYMMETRIC AND STRONG. THE OFFICIAL WIND SPEED FORECAST IS
CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE OF OUR LIMITED SKILL IN PREDICTING INTENSITY
CHANGE...AND OBVIOUSLY IVAN COULD BECOME STRONGER THAN INDICATED
HERE.

I can't honestly imagine what it must have been like in the days before weather satellites.

Nathan.