Is the NHC in denial?.......

[Sean in New Orleans]

At least it isn't a major hurricane, and it doesn't look particularly impressive this evening. I think most of Florida will do fine without an evacuation.

Ivan really spoiled you..

How so? A hurricane spoil me? You're goofy. I'm just viewing satellite like I would do with any system or storm, whether it be tropical or not.

[gkrangers]

Its a hurricane.

Moving into a favorable environment.

It'll likely be a well organized category 3 hurricane at landfall...

Not everything has to have the perfect sattellite presentation.

[calidoug]

The water temps and shear look good, but the dry air isn't ideal.

[Scorpion]

Dry air not much of a deal, Jeanne has been inhaling dry air since day 1...

[calidoug]

And that has at times dramatically weakened the convection and the storm...