Hurricane Ian still on track for a Florida west coast landfall

FLORIDA (KXAN) — The 10 a.m. advisory on Hurricane Ian finds the winds still at 80 mph. That is a slight drop from the 90 mph winds reported earlier Monday morning. But, don't take that as a sign the hurricane is weakening. It will get stronger over the warm waters of both the Caribbean and the Gulf.
As the storm's winds blow across the ocean surface, heat and moisture are drawn upward into the storm, condensing into clouds. Heat originating in the sea then released again in the condensati