Frances still accelerating?

[x-y-no]

In the 11AM forecast (15:00 Z), the NHC said:

FORECAST VALID 01/0000Z 20.4N 66.1W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.

It looks to me like Frances will make almost exactly that position, but at about 21:00 Z.

So that means that while they hit the position dead on, they were 50% too slow (9 hours forcast vs. 6 hours actual). Seems to me that implies more acceleration than going from 14mph to 16mph.

[rainstorm]

i would not be surprised to see it hit 20mph

[Josephine96]

If it accelerates.. then the influence of the ridge should continue hence bringing it to Central or South Florida.. I still think the new track is too far north