this hurricane seems to be sticking close to Cuba, and not making the "expected turn northwards" towards Florida. Maybe at some stage Irma will make a swing away from the Cuban coast, and into the Gulf of Mexico. Apparently, there is something that the computer models are not capturing correctly.

This is VERY GOOD NEWS for Miami and Fort Lauderdale - a big, big break for the east coast of Florida.

But it is VERY BAD NEWS for Cuba and the Florida Keys - they will reap the full wrath of Irma. At this time, Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa are not "off the hook" from the hurricane's destructive impact.