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Tropical Storm Watch for the Lower Keys

A tropical storm watch is now in effect for the Lower Keys south of the Seven Mile Bridge and the Dry Tortugas as Potential Tropical Cyclone # 9 moves slowly in the western Caribbean.

Potential TC # 9 is forecast to strengthen significantly once it enters the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.  Additional watches and warnings are expected for portions of Florida.

At 5 pm Monday, Potential TC # 9 was about 315 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba.  Maximum sustained winds were 35 miles per hour, and the system (which at that time did not have a closed circulation) was moving north-northwest at 7 miles per hour.


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Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.