HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED SOUTHWARD IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA… …LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND FLOODING EXPECTED WITH IAN IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA

At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 24.0 North, longitude 83.2 West. Ian is moving toward the north near 10 mph (17 km/h). A turn toward the north-northeast with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today, pass west of the Florida Keys later tonight, and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

From William Cole: A Air Quality Alert has been issued for the following counties in North Texas until Wednesday September 28. Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant & Wise.

OZONE ACTION DAY The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Wednesday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts) Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org) EPA Air Now (www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0) Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org) North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality (www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)

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Here’s a look at Live Temperatures across North Texas, Local Radar and the Updated Forecast Map.

DFW this afternoon Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. -William

HURRICANE IAN GROWING STRONGER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 23.5 North, longitude 83.3 West. Ian is moving toward the north near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the north-northeast with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today, pass west of the Florida Keys later tonight, and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on HurricaneIan, located inland over western Cuba.Central Tropical Atlantic:An area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of theCabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers andT-Storms. This activity has changed little in organization overthe last day or so, but environmental conditions are still expectedto be sufficiently conducive for the system to become a tropicaldepression during the next couple of days. Further development willbecome less likely by the end of the week due to increasingupper-level winds. The disturbance is forecast to meander for thenext day or so and then turn north-northwestward by early Thursday.* Formation chance through 48 hours high 70 percent.* Formation chance through 5 days high 70 percent.Forecaster Papin

POWERFUL HURRICANE IAN EMERGES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO… …NEW WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA

At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 23.0 North, longitude 83.5 West. Ian is moving toward the north near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the north-northeast with a reduction in forward speed is forecast tonight and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to move over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico in a couple of hours, pass west of the Florida Keys later today, and approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area on Wednesday and Wednesday night.