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Traffic was restricted as of Saturday night, requiring all commercial vessels to obtain permission to enter from the Captain of the Port due to anticipated weather conditions from the approaching Hurricane Ivan. The Coast Guard said in a statement that if weather conditions do indeed threaten the Tampa area, port traffic will be notified and controlled accordingly. As of Monday afternoon, the Category 5 hurricane was lashing the western tip of Cuba with heavy rain and winds of 160 mph. The Florida Keys also are getting a taste of the storm, with Sand Key reporting a gust of 47 mph. Computer models indicate the brunt of the storm will miss the Keys, but forecasters say it is too soon to say exactly where the storm will make landfall in the United States. |
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