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Article: OFFICIALS URGE CAUTION FOR HURRICANE IKE, FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD PREPARES FOR MISSIONS IN KEYS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 8, 2008
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The National Guard issued the following news release:
By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas KielbasaFlorida National Guard
As Hurricane Ike moved westward this over Cuba Sept. 7, emergency management officials cautioned residents in Key West and South Florida to pay close attention to the hurricane's track in case the storm turned north towards the United States.
In the afternoon, the powerful category 3 hurricane was projected to strike Cuba, move northwest into the Gulf of Mexico and bypass Key West, but forecasters at the Florida Division of Emergency Management noted there was still uncertainty in the long-range forecast and the storm could still pose a threat to Florida.
"It is important that ...