Tropical Storm Isaac Near Key West Florida This Afternoon...

At 2 PM today, the center of Tropical Store Isaac is about 50 miles to the south-southeast of Key West, FL, moving west-northwest at 18 mph.  The maximum sustained winds are now at 60 mph.  The storm is forecast to intensify into a hurricane before making landfall near Gulfport, MS about 8 AM Wednesday morning.  The latest GFS model takes the storm to the west across Louisiana before bringing the remnants northward up the Mississippi River Valley and then into the Ohio Valley.  The model then brings the rain from the storm into the New York City metropolitan area on Labor Day.   The GFS model also forecasts that another storm (that could be named Joyce) will track up the east coast but far enough out to sea to bring only rough seas and rip currents to local New York City area beaches for the weekend after Labor Day.  The greatest effects from this system would be felt in eastern Long Island and Cape Code if the model verifies this far out in time.   
 
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