The 5:00 AM Sunday advisory on Tropical Storm Isaac shows the storm is a little stronger and is expected to approach the Florida Keys
later today. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for part of the northern Gulf Coast.

A Hurricane Watch has been issued from the mouth of the Mississippi
River eastward to Indian Pass, Florida south of Port St. Joe. The Watch does not include metropolitan New Orleans.

The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward and westward along the Florida west coast and the Florida panhandle to Indian Pass.

Summary of 5:00 am information
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Location...23.1n 79.0w
About 205 mi...330 km ese of Key West, Florida
About 215 mi...350 km e of Havana, Cuba
Maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/h
Present movement...NW or 305 degrees at 18 mph...30 km/h
Minimum central pressure...995 mb...29.38 inches