12z GFDL for Ivan

[cycloneye]

INITIAL TIME 12Z SEP 4

DISCLAIMER ... THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS GUIDANCE. IT
REQUIRES INTERPRETATION BY HURRICANE SPECIALISTS AND SHOULD
NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FINAL PRODUCT. PLEASE SEE THE TPC/NHC
OFFICIAL FORECAST.


FORECAST STORM POSITION

HOUR LATITUDE LONGITUDE HEADING/SPEED(KT)

0 8.8 38.1 265./15.9
6 9.3 39.1 296./10.9
12 9.9 40.8 290./18.1
18 9.9 42.5 269./16.9
24 10.7 44.0 298./16.5
30 11.6 45.7 298./18.8
36 12.3 47.4 291./18.3
42 12.5 49.7 277./22.0
48 12.2 51.2 259./15.0
54 12.6 53.0 282./18.1
60 12.9 54.7 281./17.1
66 13.0 56.6 272./18.3
72 13.1 58.2 273./15.1
78 13.3 59.6 278./14.6
84 13.8 60.7 292./11.5
90 14.1 62.1 284./14.0
96 14.8 63.2 302./12.9
102 15.6 64.4 305./14.1
108 16.6 65.6 307./14.9
114 17.4 67.0 302./15.1
120 18.2 68.4 300./16.0
126 18.9 69.7 298./14.5

[Brent]

That track takes it over the Eastern Dominican Republic where the mountains aren't that tall.

[cycloneye]

Yes you are right the tallest mountains in the DR are at the southcentral Hispanola.