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A potential U.S. government shutdown is looming as Florida monitors two tropical systems.
The National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center will continue to provide forecasts and warnings.
While forecasts will continue, non-essential services like routine maintenance and research will be delayed.
Everyone in Florida is watching news reports, five-day paths, and brightly-colored maps as and a near eastern Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda within a day or so.
What happens if the government shuts down? Do the updates stop coming, during a newly invigorated hurricane season?
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