looks like the track will be around Apalachicola.
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Looking like a CAT 3, maybe 4, somewhere between Tampa and Cape Coral. Just shifted south, so Tampa not currently projected to take a direct hit or be on the east side of it. I guess that's about the best news possible at this point. Prayers those in the path and folks like you slated to respond to the disaster/emergency.
Same scenario that happened with Hurricane Charley around 2004. It was supposed to go into Tampa but veered into Port Charlotte at the last minute. Checkout the Cam at the Southernmost Resort Pier.
Getting that buzzsaw look.
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