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So, there's this Tropical Storm/Hurricane that might be hitting us Friday. Well, two actually -- Bonnie to the north, and Charley to the south. I'm not worried about Bonnie, but a 100 MPH Charley has the potential to sink my boat if it hits dead on. So far, the projections are saying a hit on Fort Meyers, which is a good 100 miles south of here, and maybe a 90MPH storm. I can live with that.

I'm remembering Hurricane Andrew in 1992, though. Andrew was supposed to turn north, but came right at us for several hundred miles. I was in an evacuation zone then....but on the other hand, Andrew was twice the storm Charley will ever be.

I think tomorrow I'll have to make a decision whether to get my boat inland, or tie it up out back. Hoping the projections are holding...

Marine Forecast:
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to tropical storm or hurricane force. Seas 2 to 3 feet building to 9 feet or greater after midnight. Bay and inland waters becoming extremely rough. Squalls developing with visibility locally 1 nm or less.

Friday
Hurricane or tropical storm conditions possible... improving late in the day.

Saturday
Winds diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 knots. Seas subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop...becoming a light chop by evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.