{"id":421695,"date":"2026-10-07T23:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/421695\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:48:29","slug":"tropical-storm-isaias-has-formed-strengthening-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/421695\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Isaias has formed, strengthening expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Storm expected to pass north of Yucatan and approach U.S. northern Gulf Coast by Friday<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HPNGJG5PHVEZRHWZA5MUHRFZA4.png\"\/>. (.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">As of Wednesday morning, Tropical Storm Isaias was located near latitude 22.4 North, longitude 93.6 West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Storm is moving toward the ENE at 8 mph and an east-northwestward motion is expected on Wednesday, followed by a turn toward the northeast and north on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">On the forecast track, the storm is expected to pass to the north of the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday and approach the U.S. northern Gulf Coast on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf ilkOIf copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights 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