NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Hurricane Swings Into Open Atlantic
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Hurricane Gustav marched northward into the open Atlantic with its 105-m.p.h. winds after curving away from the northeastern Caribbean Islands, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Tropical Storm Hortense trailed about 1,100 miles to the east, a danger only to shipping. All hurricane and tropical storm warnings for the Caribbean islands were dropped. But forecasters said the northeastern islands would still feel rough seas and swells.
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