Eric Blake Quotations

The only reason you don't see a cone is because it's moving so slowly. The models are still all over the place.

It could be the nicest weather of the season.

Our guidance points to a large, powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in the next few days. We're forecasting a Category 3 hurricane, but Category 4 is not out of the question.

Residents of Louisiana eastward to Florida should monitor this storm system.

It doesn't look as active as 2005, but I'm not sure we'll ever see another year like 2005.

We haven't seen one quite like this before.

We're not ruling out anything at this point. It's just something to watch.

The prolonged nature of the storm could increase the threat of coastal erosion.

We are still fairly certain that Florida will feel effects from this storm. We don't want to overplay the uncertainty in the computer models.

It would not be out of the ordinary to have six more storms by the end of the year.

The season is not over by any stretch of the imagination. If we didn't get anything it would be really rare.

Almost every (computer) model indicates a US landfall. It's time to make those preparations.

Almost every (computer) model indicates a United States landfall. It's time to make those preparations.

It's the same system that has brought one of the coolest summers in the Northeast in years. It has basically steered anything away.

It's not as bad as the eastern side. It'll be plenty bad enough.

I knew if they had a normal day, they were going to beat me. But if they had an off day, which they obviously didn't, I might have a chance.

If you've been lax with your hurricane preparations, now's a really good time to catch up.

It has weakened considerably and it looks like it will take a more westward course than we first anticipated.

The environment is different this time of year. It's kind of on the edge of our understanding.

All signs that I've seen show that it's related to natural variability. There could be some impact of global warming, but its role is probably a secondary or tertiary role.