at chevron, if we can t do it right, we won t do it at all. we ve got to think long term. we ve got to think long term. which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? chris alisa is back. they will start their clock and really the whole corography is up in the air because of that storm. it is, andrea. the storm is both making land fall and then the after effect and i would say look, the storm going into the gulf coast, you know, seven years after katrina, the memories that brings back for people symbolically and otherwise is not wonderful. it is not what the republican party wants people to be thinking about. remember that even more so than the iraq war.
there is the center right there. not looking great on the satellite image, but we expect it to pass over the very warm water of the florida straits within the next 24 hours and yes, very possibly become a hurricane and this actually could become a major hurricane in the days ahead. just showing you the radar across south florida and the keys and already seeing the outer band moving and this is a very large storm, tropical storm force winds 200 miles from the center of the storm and effects are across the gulf. it doesn t matter if you re going to take a direct hit. strong waves, certainly some flooding issues, tropical storm force winds and the threat of tornados, including tampa, throughout the day today. and into tomorrow. so, that s going to be another concern. storm surge, three to five feet and we could see the possibility for flooding and tornados through the day. so, quick, i just want to show you the track as we go further out in time. a category one as it goes over the keys an
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bay of campeche. making land fall again. strong tropical storm perhaps a weak hurricane. igor category 4 storm. 145 mile-per-hour sustained winds. it could potentially still strengthen, shepard. there the is official path of the 5:00 p.m. and as you can see it has not changed much. still a major category 3 storm as it brushes very closely or even on top of bermuda into the weekend. dangerous storm there. and, finally, we have hurricane julia just off the cape verde deislands, 85 mile-per-hour sustained winds west northwest at 9 miles per hour. the good news is julia will not be making land fall. this is going to be mainly shipping interest, a fish storm if you will. and finally, shepard, i was going to show you the tally. but the hurricane steering current right now, high pressure across the atlantic, that s why we are seeing these storms move