Hurricane Ian – Day 5
Position: 24.9N 82.9W [10:00PM [CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 120 mph [195 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph [225 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 952 mb ↑.
Currently about 110 miles [ 175 km] Southwest of Naples, Florida.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Chokoloskee to the Anclote River, including Tampa Bay; Dry Tortugas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Isla de Juventud, Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, and Matanzas; Suwannee River to the Anclote River; Flamingo to South Santee River; Flamingo to Chokoloskee; All of the Florida Keys; Lake Okeechobee; Florida Bay; Bimini and Grand Bahama Islands.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for the Suwanee River southward to Flamingo; Tampa Bay; Dry Tortugas; Flagler/Volusia Line to the mouth of the St. Mary’s River; St. Johns River.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Florida Keys from the Card Sound Bridge westward to Key West; Florida Bay; Mouth of St. Mary’s River to South Santee River; South of Marineland to the Volusia/Flagler county line.
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