It’s definately showing the typical north then northeast swing, but it doesn’t have much ne movement till after landfall. The overall trend has been west though, so it’s still possible we see the landfall point shift more west in the short term as well.. Though, if the center survives and moves off Hispaniola on the northern end of the island the western trends may stop or reverse. Conditions will be very favorable once in the Gulf should this make it there, so it will be interesting to see where it ends up in the next 24 hours.
heat content map:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1/work/HHP/NEW/2008227at.jpg
note if Fay can stay south of Cuba she will go over the higest heat potential in the whole basin. that coupled with favorable environment would surely lead to explosive development.
