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Tropical Storm Ian is expected to rapidly strengthen today and become a hurricane. It's expected to produce significant wind and storm surge in Western Cuba.
Ian is currently about 90 miles SW of Grand Cayman with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
With all of Florida under a state of emergency, Governor Ron DeSantis urged residents to prepare for power outages, fuel disruptions and evacuations. Florida has activated more than two-thousand National Guard members as the storm intensifies and nears the state's coast.
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