Tropical Storm Fay closes schools; boots tourists from Key
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Students in Monroe County will have an extra two days of summer vacation as Tropical Storm Fay's approach prompted officials to cancel classes on Monday and Tuesday, which were supposed to be the kids' first days back at school.
Tourists in the Florida Keys were ordered to evacuate Sunday morning and shelters will open later in the day as meteorologists warned the effects of Fay could be felt there by Monday afternoon.
By then, Fay could have matured into a Category 1 hurricane, packing at least 74 mph winds, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
''Although some weakening is likely as Fay crosses Cuba, Fay is expected to be near hurricane strength as it approaches the Florida Keys,'' forecasters noted in an 11 a.m. advisory.
Tourists in the Florida Keys were ordered to evacuate Sunday morning and shelters will open later in the day as meteorologists warned the effects of Fay could be felt there by Monday afternoon.
By then, Fay could have matured into a Category 1 hurricane, packing at least 74 mph winds, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
''Although some weakening is likely as Fay crosses Cuba, Fay is expected to be near hurricane strength as it approaches the Florida Keys,'' forecasters noted in an 11 a.m. advisory.
