[jb729]

Yes.. It will be a Cat 1.. For four-days the MSM will play it up as the worst storm in history though, you can count on it.

[winoneforthegipper]

This storm has the potential to be quite the storm actually. While impact to south Florida will be minimal since it will cross over Cuba or Haiti, Northern Florida or further west in the GOM could actually face a monster storm if it tracks further west as depicted on some models.

While a weaker storm is a more likely scenario with heavy rains the gift. It's way to early to discount the extreme scenario.