9:03 a.m. September 23, 2004
Associated Press
A map on the wall at the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows the location of Tropical Storm Ivan as it nears the Gulf coast and Hurricane Jeanne located west of Florida, Thursday, Sept. 23.
MIAMI – Hurricane Jeanne churned toward the Bahamas on Thursday and appeared to be zeroing in on the southeast U.S. coast, with forecasts putting battered Florida firmly in the deadly storm's sights with landfall possible this weekend.
The reformed remnants of Hurricane Ivan, meanwhile, crept toward the Texas-Louisiana coast Thursday at tropical storm strength.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned that Jeanne and its 105-mph top sustained winds could hit anywhere from Florida to the Carolinas. But Florida was a more likely target than it was a day earlier, said Eric Blake, a meteorologist at the hurricane center.
"It's time for Floridians to seriously pay attention," Blake said.