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The wind and run from the water. >> lets talk about the forecasting. its gotten better over the year. so why are we worried about the storm. it doesnt seem to be the forecast. it seems to be the weird niche of the storm. >> you expect the fronts to come in and push it or pull it and sometimes they dont do that. the track forecasting has gotten so much better than in years past. intensity still a bit of a problem. we went to sleep and woke up a cat 3 again. >> thank you for joining me. john van p...

The storm, gathering precise measurements that allow for greater accuracy when it comes to predicting just where a hurricane is headed. >> the strides that have been made in the last several decades have to do with track forecasting. >> reporter: as a result, three-day forecasts are now as accurate as two-day forecasts were during the 90s. but the long-term forecast, four and five days out, is still tricky busy. thats why keeping an eye on earl as it strengthens in the warm waters of the atlanti...