Eta is now Category 1 hurricane with 70 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. The storm will bring strong winds and rain to the area.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center. A University of South Florida COMPS buoy just southeast of Eta’s center recently measured a sustained wind of 49 mph (79 km/h) and a gust to 65 mph 104 (km/h). Doppler radars indicate that tropical-storm-force winds are located just offshore the southwestern coast of Florida. Across the lower Florida Keys, a sustained wind of 43 mph (69 km/h) and a gust to 56 mph (90 km/h) were recently reported at Sand Key.
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM ANNA MARIA ISLAND TO YANKEETOWN.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- ANNA MARIA ISLAND TO YANKEETOWN
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- DRY TORTUGAS
- BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER FLORIDA
A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- BONITA BEACH TO STEINHATCHEE RIVER FLORIDA…INCLUDING TAMPA BAY
AND CHARLOTTE HARBOR
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF LA HABANA…ARTEMISA…MAYABEQUE…PINAR
DEL RIO…AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH - NORTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO AUCILLA RIVER FLORIDA