Tonight, Hurricane Ike is continuing its westerly trip through the Caribbean corridor between the tip of south Florida and Cuba.
Tourists and residents of the Florida Keys were told today to pack up and leave. They would be wise to heed the directive. At last report from CNN, Hurricane Ike has been upgraded to a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 135 miles an hour.
Based on the latest projections, it's going to come much too close to south Florida for comfort.
Cities like New Orleans and Galveston, Texas, that lie along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico aren't off the hook. At this point, it's hard to tell what Ike will do once it passes Cuba and Florida.
Coastal officials should keep their eyes on the situation. And remember the old English proverb — Discretion is the better part of valour.
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