Hurricane Warning Posted for U.S. Gulf Coast as Isaac Nears
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Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to strengthen over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, closing oil and natural-gas production sites in its path and threatening four U.S. states with a possible hurricane.
The storm is about 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Fort Myers, Florida, with top sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 5 a.m. today in Miami. It’s moving west-northwest at about 14 mph and is expected to become a hurricane in “a day or so” as it approaches the Gulf Coast. A hurricane warning is in effect along a 290-mile stretch from Louisiana to Florida.