Ivan's Eye will miss New Orleans

[Jack_Dawson]

Seems it's finally breaking north...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-vis-loop.html

[Individualist]

1. Glad to hear that

I've visited NO twice and fell in love with that beautiful city on my first visit.

[Pithlet]

2. It's still going to get hit

But at least it won't be direct, which is something.

[cheezus]

3. still looks like there'll be plenty of rain

and that's almost as bad as the wind, as far as belowsealeveltown is concerned

[EstimatedProphet]

4. But will New Orleans miss Ivan?

Likely not.

[Corgigal]

5. I hope that is enough

I live in an area that was hit but Hugo (cat 4) and it took years actually to get this place up to par.

I hope everyone makes it okay.

[Maddy McCall]

6. That's not what the NOAA guy on Miss. Public Radio just said...

The hurricane is again headed 340 degreesNNW , and he said that it doesn't seem to be breaking as northward as they had predicted. It will strike further west than had been predicted earlier today. From N.O. to the MS gulf coast.

He called it a "badly behaved hurricane."

[Mr Bojangles]

7. That's the thing with hurricanes

You never really know where they're going.

Charley was expected to just buzz up the west coast, but instead it stalled, gained strength, and took a sharp right at Punta Gorda.

It's all guesstimation at best =(