Tropical Storm Hanna is moving rapidly up the east coast of the U.S. The storm is located 135 miles southwest of Providence, Rhode Island. Maximum sustained winds remain near 55 mph and the minimum centralized pressure is 992 mb. Hanna is moving northeast at 30 mph.
Major Hurricane Ike is now a category 4 hurricane. It is located near the Turks and Caicos with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph. Ike’s minimum centralized pressure is 947 mb. The storm is moving west-southwest at 15 mph.
Computer models indicate that Ike could miss Florida altogether with only the Keys and southern most part of the state still within the cone of uncertainty. The storm is now expected to cut across Cuba and then move into the Gulf of Mexico. It is still too early to determine where Ike will eventually make landfall.
