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

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

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.

It should have more time over the water so it could potentially be stronger than (Tropical Storm) Charley.

It's going to be very close. We're not saying there is a threat now, but there is a potential threat.

The big questions are how soon this turn will occur, and how far to the right Lili might go during the next few days. This has a critical bearing on south Florida.

When you start inferring lots of things from the hurricane climate data, then you're on thin ice because that climate data is not very good.

We have the unpleasant possibility that the cyclone could linger near the southeast United States through five days,

Most locations experienced at least Category 1 conditions and a number of locations experienced Category 2 conditions.