Well somewhat encouraging news, since the COC (center of circulation) of Tropical Storm Irene relocated north, models started shifting east. I say that's somewhat encouraging because if Irene goes north and east enough to avoid little or any land, it will still pose the same serious threat as it would if it was further south and west avoiding land.
Speaking of that not all models want to give into a eastern solution, the UKMET still takes this into the GOM while at the same time avoiding Haiti/DR, Jamaica, and even Cuba!
6z GDFL this morning relives most of the Gulf Coast's fears, but not the FL panhandle and 6z HWRF this morning is Savannah's worst nightmare come to life barreling them with a monstrous hurricane with a barometric pressure of 925mb. 0z Euro does the same trackwise so we could still possibly be looking at a historic rare landfall for GA.
For any hurricane enthusiastics out there call me selfish, but I'm kinda hoping the NHC's current track plays out, We need the rain here and I think if it tracked any further east than that like paralleling the east coast, I know I'm gonna get screwed out of any good rainfall. I always do when they do that.
