Thankfully, my family and friends are safely on the gulf coast. I hope all will be well for everyone here who lives or has loved ones on the southeast US coast.

Not much new in the 8 PM forecast. The speed of the storm is slowing a bit, but not the winds. Bahamas tonight and tomorrow; they are still predicting east central Florida as the likely landfall by Friday night. But the path doesn't seem that clear yet, does it?