Hurricane Irma prompts storm warnings in islands, U. S.<\/b>
\nHurricane Irma is working its way through the Caribbean today, Labor Day in Orlando and the rest of the U. S.
Forecasters expect the Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph to remain a \u201cdangerous major hurricane\u201d through the week and to arrive in South Florida by Friday morning.
Modeling by the National Hurricane Center shows the outer bands of the slow-moving, potentially dangerous storm lashing Key West and Miami by 8 a.m.
The storm is expected to strengthen over the next 48 hours as it churns from the Leeward Islands in the West Indies and heads west toward Puerto Rico.
Hurricane watches were issued Sunday for the Leeward Islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrrat, St. Kitts and Nevis. More hurricane or tropical storm watches may could be issued today.
Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center in Miami said it was still too early to determine the impact on Florida.
\u201cBut people should use this time wisely to check their supplies and review their hurricane plan, \u201d he said.
The National Meteorological Service said Puerto Rico could get prolonged high winds and as many as 8 inches of rain if the storm smacks the island Wednesday, as expected.
No hurricane warnings or watches have been issued yet in the continental U. S., but storm experts are monitoring Irma.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott urged state residents to prepare themselves for the possibility of Irma\u2019s wrath.
\u201cFL knows how important it is to be prepared, \u201d he said in one tweet. \u201cEncourage your loved ones to have a plan ahead of any potential storm. Disaster preparedness should be a priority for every Florida family.\u201d
Irma is considered a \u201cCape Verde hurricane\u201d which frequently become some of the largest and most intense storms. Hurricanes Hugo, Floyd and Ivan were Cape Verdes, forming in the far eastern Atlantic \u2014 near the Cape Verde Islands \u2014 and tracking across the ocean.<\/p>\n

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