Tropical Storm Colin: 5:00 PM Update

From the National Hurricane Center:

HEAVY RAINS FROM TROPICAL STORM COLIN SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF FLORIDA

At 5:00 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm Colin was 190 miles west northwest of Tampa. Colin is moving north-northeast near 23 mph. A northeastward motion at a faster forward speed is expected tonight and Tuesday.

The center of Colin is forecast to move onshore of the Florida Big Bend area this evening, then move across northern Florida and southeastern Georgia through early Tuesday morning.

The strongest winds and heaviest rains are well removed from the center. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast on Tuesday and Tuesday night.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles to the southeast of the center.