Florida Keys evacuation order expires
Last updated 12/09/2008 01:19:36
Florida Key officials have confirmed that the mandatory resident evacuation order for Hurricane Ike has expired this week and will not be extended.
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service Key West office have confirmed that the current track of Hurricane Ike takes the core of the storm south west of the Keys and sustained hurricane force winds should miss the island chain.
A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning continues for the entire Florida Keys.
Forecasters anticipate the Lower Keys and Key West will experience sustained minimal to moderate tropical storm force winds beginning late Monday night and for most of Tuesday.
In the Upper and Middle Keys winds should be just below tropical storm-force.