Fretting

The longer-range forecasts are showing development of two areas of storminess east of Florida early next week. It's too early to say whether they will develop into tropical depressions or not. The easternmost area of storminess is probably no threat - it'll probably head north - but the westernmost area is hard to read: it could go north - or west. What I worry about is that the western area of storminess could develop rather quickly, adjacent to Florida, and so there might not be much warning if it comes in. And it's farther north than Katrina was, so if it came west, it would have some effect on the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.

Maybe I'm just fretting: tomorrow's forecasts will give better guidance.