In all seriousness now... Much of #NovaScotia is now under a #Hurricane WARNING, including capital city, Halifax. #FIONA will race this way, with center reaching the coast Saturday morning. My plan is commonsense: 1/5 
Heading E at crack of dawn to Cape Breton Island where I'll set up HQ in Sydney (on E end). Since FIONA will be embedded in strong steering flow, & since it'll be a large target (no tight, tropical core like in Dominican Republic), I'm expecting straightforward chase. 2/5
Being diehard nerd, I'm most excited about the air-pressure data. Here are lowest pressures I've recorded in decades of chasing. Where's #FIONA gonna score on this list? Curious. P.S. Global models suck with intensity & I think they're overcooking FIONA's at landfall up here. 3/5
Since folks asked: this event will not be my No. 63, because each hurricane counts once. I already conquered FIONA down in jungles of Dominican Republic. No extra notch on the bedpost for sloppy extratropical seconds. (If I did count double penetrations, this would be my 65.) 4/5
Meantime: It’s gotten windy since I landed in YHZ. I can hear it howling outside. Not surprised: these wind fields can get huge as cyclones move N. Folks in E Nova Scotia should complete preparations BEFORE DARK Friday, as FIONA will start hitting before dawn Saturday. 5/5
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