Florida Keys Likely Spared a Direct Hit
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KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...
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KEY WEST, Fla. Sept. 12, 2004 - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.
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The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane - or possibly two hurricanes - could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. "It's almost unheard of," state meteorologist Ben Nelson said.
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By Kevin Wadlow, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 21--The Florida Keys may have already seen many of the fishing-related issues certain to plague the rest of the state in the near future, fishery managers say.
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MIAMI - The destructive potential of Hurricane Frances diminished a bit Friday night as its central core became ragged and somewhat disorganized.
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September 18, 2004 - The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Florida isn&#39;t &quot;out of the woods yet.&quot;. It says Tropical Storm Jeanne, although much weaker than it was days ago, could still hit the state.
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Hurricane Frances is expected to have limited effects on beachgoers heading to the Cape, the islands, or Rhode Island for the rest of Labor Day weekend
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Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.
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The Gulf Coast had a Category 4 hurricane on its doorstep Thursday morning. There were several doors it could have knocked down to make landfall in the continental United States.
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By Kevin Wadlow, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 10--A statewide conversation about boats and anchoring issues begins Tuesday in the Florida Keys.
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Hurricane Jeanne weakened slightly early Friday but was expected to strengthen again as it approaches Florida for a weekend landfall, the National Hurricane Center said.
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By MARCIA DUNN     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA's hurricane-damaged spaceport should be able to withstand the wind and rain from Ivan if the storm stays well to the west, the Kennedy Space Center's director said Saturday...
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MIAMI - By the time spear fisherman Ignacio Siberio realized his boat had drifted away in the chilly waters off the Florida Keys, it was too late to signal for help.
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Tropical activity is no longer likely in the northwestern Caribbean or eastern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Monday.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it did not expect any tropical cyclones to form over the next 48 hours, however, an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea could slowly become more favorable for development during the next couple of days.
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MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.
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Hurricane Frances, weaker but still  massive, inched toward Florida on Saturday after delivering a  long battering to the Bahamas.