From NOAA at 11:00 EDT today: "IRENE SHOULD MOVE NORTHWARD FOR ANOTHER 12 HOURS OR SO....FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AS IT MOVES ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THE TRACK GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS SCENARIO AND NO CHANGE WAS REQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS NHC FORECAST THROUGH 72 HOURS."
Let's hope that she makes that turn! Otherwise, I don't want to think about it.
Can U imagine how the people of New Orleans and the nearby Miss. coast must have felt with Katrina barreling down on them. Irene is a weak sister in comparison to a Katrina.