Florida prepares for Isaac

Leonard Kaul loads plywood into his vehicle at a Home Depot on August 24, 2012 in Seminole, Fla. Area residents are preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expect to grow to a Category 1 hurricane. / Joe Raedle/Getty Images

(CBS/AP) Officials organized shelters and urged vacationers to leave the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Isaac approached on Saturday, though preparations farther north focused on getting ready for the Republican National Convention.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency, after forecasters expanded hurricane warnings and watches for parts of Florida.

Isaac was blamed for at least three deaths after dousing flood-prone Haiti and was expected to scrape eastern Cuba on Saturday. It was forecast to hit the Keys late Sunday or early Monday, and it then could bring stormy conditions to Florida's west coast before moving to the Panhandle.

Early Saturday morning the storm was about 40 miles north of Guantanamo, Cuba, moving northwest at 17 mph. Forecasters says the storm could build to a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon, and possibly a Category 2 as it heads over the warm waters of the Gulf.

Storm Tracker: Isaac

A hurricane warning had been issued for the Keys, though it was still a sunny day in Tampa. Forecast models show Isaac won't hit Tampa head-on, but the storm will still likely lash the city with rain and strong winds just as the convention ramps up.

Delta Airlines and AirTran have both added extra departures from Key West International Airport to accommodate more people wishing to leave the area. But the airport will halt all commercial traffic at 7 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday. Flights won't resume until tropical storm force winds subside.

Early Saturday Tampa airport reported few cancellations.

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The governor said during a media briefing that delegates were being told on how to stay safe during a storm, and officials were ready for storm surge, bridge closures and other problems that could arise during the convention. He also said he was in close communication with local, state and federal agencies, as well as convention officials.

"We are a hospitality state. We know how to take care of people and we want to ensure their safety," Scott said Saturday.

Protests were also to start in full force on Sunday afternoon, and demonstrators have vowed that they will make their presence known rain or shine. Groups including Code Pink, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the AFL-CIO union and Planned Parenthood have already started arriving in Tampa, regardless of the forecast.

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[pamelaelaine77]

Louisiana
THEN THE NATION
Going the way of God's Little Daycare:
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***GOD WANTS PEOPLE TO HELP GOD'S LITTLE DAYCARE REOPEN AND PULL TOGETHER TO STAVE OFF A COMPLETE UNITED STATES ECONOMIC CRASH! THE ILLEGAL CLOSING OF ONE BUSINESS HAS A DOMINO EFFECT ON ALL OTHER BUSINESSES! ITS COMMON SENSE NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!
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If not corrected, Louisiana will go down first, pulling the rest of the nation down with it; because what was sown by the State of Louisiana will be reaped by the state.
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(KEEP PRAYING THAT GOD OPENS THE EYES OF JINDAL'S HEART TO THE TRUTH AND GOD'S WILL in this very serious matter; BECAUSE EVERY BUSINESS SHOULD MATTER!!)
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"Just one life will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last"
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Proverbs 11:25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
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Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness, the world and all who dwell therein.

[GoUnion86]

Forget Isaac. Hurricane Romney is a much bigger threat. Board up your windows to avoid getting hit by flying lies.

[AnnieDanny]

Actually, all you libs who think this is some kind of judgment on the GOP convention: the way I see it, it's likely to be a blessing because the protestors will get thoroughly washed out.

We could get hit with the worst side of the storm: which means heavy winds and rains and beach erosion - but not likely to be dangerous hurricane-level trouble unless Isaac slides east a bit. So far the track shows Isaac staying off-shore. Which also means all the surfers will be out having a blast because we don't get good waves on this coast unless there's a tropical storm.

And it also means that Isaac will pull the humidity out so we'll have cooler weather and much less humidity in the few days after the storm passes: weather will be gorgeous, for those who stay on through the following weekend.

So far Isaac could be really good for Tampa Bay, it might be perfect timing in my opinion. As long as we don't get a direct hit, and so far they are not predicting that.

[AOCGUY]

Wow, your analysis of effects of gulf hurricanes is so innacurate.

[AOCGUY]

BTW, I am most defintely not a democrat but it is clear that you are most definetly a partisan hack.

[hypnotoad72]

Just remember, cause and effect...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/florida-budget-rick-scott_n_867925.html

[Jesus_to_ground_control]

Billy Graham's Prayer for the Filthy Rich.

Dear Lord, wash the sins from the GOP which tarnish the American dream and drive them to a place where they cannot harm poor people and the middle class.
Amen!

[hypnotoad72]

If that happened I wouldn't question Christianity ever again...

[bbinfla]

I already declared Florida a State of Emergency when Scott was elected Governor.