Floridians Move To "State of Disbelief"

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"Forecasters prepared to upgrade the hurricane watch to a hurricane warning, which likely will be posted in South Florida later today. Emergency managers discussed evacuations, which could begin later today.

"Many Floridians moved into a state of disbelief, which could deepen.

"According to the latest prediction, Jeanne's core will come close to South Florida -- almost right to the coast of Palm Beach County -- before it veers northward and makes landfall on Cape Canvaeral.

"'It's coming our way,' said Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade. 'It's going to have an impact on Florida. I don't see any way around it.' If so, Jeanne would become the fourth hurricane to hit the state within six weeks during this terribly painful, costly season. Never before, since record-keeping began in 1851, have four hurricanes pounded Florida in a single year, Mayfield said. 'It's unbelievable,' he said. 'This year is going to be one to tell your grandchildren about.'"

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