Look Out For Dean, Man!!!!

A hurricane warning is also in effect for parts of Haiti, where the full force of the hurricane was expected near dawn on Sunday. But at midday Saturday, there were almost no signs that anyone was preparing for the oncoming storm in Port-au-Prince, the capital, said CNN's Karl Penhaul.

Because of the nation's poverty -- more than half of the population lives on less than a dollar a day -- most households can't afford wood to board windows, extra food and supplies, and other precautions, Penhaul said.

U.N. officials urged residents to seek shelter in churches and other sturdy buildings before dark. Several thousand people are expected to seek refuge in shelters opened on the southern edge of the island nation, disaster officials said.

Flights in and out of Port-au-Prince were canceled Saturday, meaning no one else was getting on or off the island. Rain had not yet begun to fall as of Saturday afternoon, Penhaul said, but storm clouds were gathering.

Even worse could be yet to come after the storm moves on. By Monday, as Dean nears Cancun and other tourist areas along Mexico's eastern Yucatan coast, its sustained winds could be 160 mph, with gusts approaching 200 mph -- wreaking new havoc on an area heavily damaged just two years ago by Hurricane Wilma. cnn