{"id":122894,"date":"2024-11-07T00:43:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122894"},"modified":"2024-11-07T00:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:43:42","slug":"florida-national-park-braces-for-tropical-storm-conditions-from-rafael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122894","title":{"rendered":"Florida national park braces for tropical storm conditions from Rafael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">This video shows winds picking up across Key West as Hurricane Rafael spins hundreds of miles to the south in the Caribbean Sea. Key West is under a Tropical Storm Warning and forecasters say the late-season storm could approach major hurricane strength ahead of landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla. &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tracking-hurricane-rafael-us-gulf-of-mexico-caribbean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intensifying Hurricane Rafael<\/a> isn\u2019t expected to have a direct impact on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/prepare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparations<\/a> are underway at a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/national-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national park<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> just in case the region sees damaging effects from the late-season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/hurricane-tropical-storm-watch-vs-warning-why-its-important-to-know-the-difference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Storm Warning<\/a> was issued for the lower and middle Florida Keys from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/key-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Key West<\/a> to the Channel 5 Bridge. But about 70 miles to the west of Key West lies the remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hms-tyger-south-florida-dry-tortugas-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dry Tortugas National Park<\/a>, which is also included in the Tropical Storm Warning.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tracking-rafael-forecast-cone-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HURRICANE RAFAEL TRACKER: FORECAST CONE, SPAGHETTI PLOTS, LIVE MAPS, ALERTS AND MORE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/dry-tortugas-national-park.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This photo shows Dry Tortugas National Park off Key West, Florida.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This photo shows Dry Tortugas National Park off Key West, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (National Park Service Photo \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Cuba is set to see the biggest impacts from Rafael, from damaging, hurricane-force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a> gusts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> rain to life-threatening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-storm-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm surge<\/a>. While the official forecast track keeps the worst of the storm away from the Florida Keys and national park, the soon-to-be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/saffir-simpson-hurricane-wind-scale-hurricane-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major hurricane<\/a> could still cause problems.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drytortugasNPS\/posts\/pfbid02kDpuHBbeSosJXVPwJzxFqP2VTUoYgvcBPLuh6HMEZ6cnrRS4AbWp3r7ZvuWTedCrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Officials at Dry Tortugas National Park said<\/a> that for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety<\/a> of staff and visitors, Garden Key and Loggerhead Key would be closed until the storm passes and damage assessments can be made.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, boaters are still allowed to take safe harbor in the one-navigational-mile anchor zone around Garden Key.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/top-favorite-national-parks-2024-travel-leisure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>TOP 10 NATIONAL PARKS IN 2024, ACCORDING TO TRAVEL AND LEISURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A video recorded in Key West, Florida, shows water starting to cover some roads as Hurricane Rafael spins to the south in the Caribbean Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The remote national park isn&#8217;t expansive. It&#8217;s only about 100 square miles, mostly open water, and consists of seven small islands.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It&#8217;s only accessible by boat or seaplane, and those services have both been suspended until the storm passes.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The rest of the national park remains open as of early Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">National park officials said they would continue to monitor the storm&#8217;s progress and would provide updates if more closures are needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/florida-national-park-rafael-tropical-tortugas\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video shows winds picking up across Key West as Hurricane Rafael spins hundreds of miles to the south in the Caribbean Sea. 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