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tavernier

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32. Depends on path.

Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:43 PM

Sep 2017

Mountains will slow it, especially through Cuba, but I've seen canes barely skim the northern side of Cuba and gain strength in the warm Florida straits. Usually the smaller islands of the Caribbean don't make much difference in the strength of the really giant storms. And then again, I've seen them break up, dissipate, for little apparent reason. (I've been in the Keys a looong time and spent way too much time trying to reason with hurricane season* over the years)

* nod to Jimmy B

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