User blog comment:Ryan1000/Irene crosses the Caribbean/@comment-2239664-20110823035242

Or just north of them. and CS, there's no "yay" coming from this one. It could be a serious threat to the east coast and a 100 mph hurricane brushing the northern DR probrably won't have a happy ending, nor will a 115 mph landfall in NC. There is a cold front just off the east coast, but the Bermuda high is forecast to build in further and force that front backwards, which will give Irene a chance to hit NC as a major, and furthermore it may hit new england from there. This storm isn't one of the fun hurricanes to watch, like the EPac ones are. It's not going to have a happy ending to it. Stay tuned.