Now downgraded to a tropical storm Ernesto is targeting Cuba and the southern tip of Florida. It may strengthen up to a hurricane again before hitting Florida.

Govorneur Jeb Bush issued a state of emergency Sunday for all of Florida. Immediate concern centered on the Keys, where visitors were ordered out and plans were enacted to evacuate special-needs residents to Miami.

NASA delayed launch of Atlantis again and returns the shuttle
from launchpad to hangar.

A hurricane alert was issued by Cuba’s civil defense department on Sunday to the eastern provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas and Camaguey.

Haiti reports 2 meter waves near Les Cayes and broken phone lines and destroyed houses on the Island of Gonave.

The water temperature in the Straits of Florida is up to 88°F and could allow Ernesto to regenerate into a hurricane after passing Cuba.