"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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Pilots don't have to fly far to escape a hurricane.

That would be true if anyone actually knew where the hurricane was going to
be. But no one does.

The weather service actually does provide a forecast of the general region,
with a percentage probability that the hurricane will stay within that zone.
The high probability zone can actually be quite large, and moving your plane
just barely outside that zone still doesn't guarantee that the airplane is
safe.

Pete