Miami, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-The National Hurricane Center has upgraded that disturbance over south Florida to Tropical Storm Gordon.. Gordon is hitting south Florida with storm force winds and heavy rains. A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of the central Gulf of Mexico Coast.
Gordon is expected to stay away from the Tampa Bay area, but the storm will being rain to much of the area.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ----- LOCATION...25.3N 81.3W ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM WNW OF KEY LARGO FLORIDA ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM SSE OF MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from Shell Beach, Louisiana, to the Mississippi-Alabama border.
The Storm Surge Watch has been extended eastward from the Mississippi-Alabama border to Navarre, Florida.
A Hurricane Watch has been issued from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida Border.
The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended eastward to the Okaloosa-Walton County Line.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for... * Shell Beach to Mississippi-Alabama border
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for... * West of Shell Beach to the Mouth of the Mississippi River * East of the Mississippi-Alabama border to Navarre
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida Border
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Golden Beach to Bonita Beach * Craig Key to Ocean Reef, including Florida Bay * Okaloosa-Walton County Line westward to east of Morgan City, Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.
Graphic courtesy National Hurricane Center