13 Quotes by Richard Pasch

The big question continues to be what will happen beyond the five-day forecast period. It is still impossible to state with any confidence whether a specific area along the U.S. coast will be impacted by Isabel.

The intensity of a hurricane does not mean that the strength of the wind is the same everywhere around the storm's circulation.

The lesson to be learned here is people shouldn't take a Category 1 or 2 hurricane lightly. A Category 1 or 2 has the same winds as a low-end tornado.

The main impediment to strengthening will be land. But Jamaica and even western Cuba are unlikely to have much impact.