By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
After crossing Cuba this weekend, Isaac will turn its sights to Florida and the central Gulf of Mexico next week.According to Dan Kottlowski, head of the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, "Given Isaac's current position and momentum in the Caribbean, the storm is much more likely to track into the Gulf of Mexico than to track along the east coast of Florida."
The latest forecast path map. A larger version of this map can be found on the AccuWeather Hurricane Center.
It is very rare for tropical storms or hurricanes to move from south to north over the heart of the Florida Peninsula after coming from this area of the Caribbean.
Significant impact is likely in the Florida Keys, and in much of Florida in general, as a result.
This track will bring the moist, stormy eastern side of the tropical system over much of the Florida Peninsula.
Bands of torrential rain, gusty winds, building seas, thunderstorms and the potential for a few tornadoes are typical characteristics in this scenario over the peninsula.
Satellite loop of Isaac from NOAA.While such a track would bring these conditions regardless of intensity, the severity of the conditions will depend on the strength of the system itself.
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