That could happen, but I’ve seen them intensify very quickly once they get out into that warm open water. All they need is enough time over the warm water and they can bloom – BOOM – from one day to the next. Looks like that’s what may be happening with this one.
But of course that cone could be changing over the next few days and trending either further east or west, which then might put South Florida in the crosshairs.
At this point, it’s not even close to making that right hand turn, it’s not even near Cuba yet. Just have to keep following it.
I think sometime on Monday we will have a much better idea.