Hurricane Ian Forms. Here are the watches and warnings!
Hurricane Ian, the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, is expected to rapidly intensify on Monday.
BULLETIN Hurricane Ian Intermediate Advisory Number 13A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 800 AM EDT Mon Sep 26 2022 ...ADDITIONAL RAPID STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TODAY... ...IAN WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IN WESTERN CUBA...
Hurricane Ian Forms. Here are the watches and warnings!
Ian is currently forecast to make landfall on the west coast of Florida or the Florida Panhandle by midday Thursday, though there is uncertainty about the hurricane’s track and intensity.
LOCATION...18.7N 82.4W ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM WSW OF GRAND CAYMAN ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM SE OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a “state of emergency” for the entire state, with storm conditions “projected to constitute a major disaster.”
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for... * Grand Cayman * Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, and Artemisa A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Cuban provinces of La Habana, Mayabeque, and Matanzas * Lower Florida Keys from Seven Mile Bridge westward to Key West * Dry Tortugas A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for... * Florida Keys from the Card Sound Bridge westward to Key West * Dry Tortugas * Florida Bay * Anclote River southward to the Card Sound Bridge * Tampa Bay A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * Englewood to the Anclote River, including Tampa Bay A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Little Cayman and Cayman Brac * Englewood southward to Chokoloskee
The National Hurricane Center has advised residents of Cuba, the Florida Keys and the Florida peninsula to have a hurricane plan in place and to closely follow forecast updates.
Interests in central Cuba, the remainder of the Florida Keys, and the Florida peninsula should monitor the progress of Ian. Additional watches may be need later today farther north along the west coast of Florida.
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