Tropical Storm May Bring Cooler Temps to Tampa Bay

A tropical storm that poses no threat to the southwest Florida coast may in fact bring some milder temperatures and much-needed breezes to the region, forecasters say.
Tropical Storm Sandy is tracking south of Jamaica, and may blow far off the Florida coast by this weekend – bringing some rain, choppy seas for boating and an initial uptick in the hot weather, according to meteorologist Jon Jelsema.
Sandy's projected path calls for the storm to intensify into a hurricane as it crosses Jamaica and Cuba before pelting the Bahamas and cruising by eastern Florida Friday and over the weekend as a tropical storm once more.
The storm’s passing is anticipated to help “buckle the jet stream to dive much farther south than it typically would this time of year,” Jelsema said. “It will cool off next week. We’re probably looking at

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