 After passing midway between Key West and the Dry Tortugas , Tropical Storm Marco adopted a steady northward track and quickly intensified , reaching peak winds of 65 mph ( 100 km / h ) on October 11 , while still southwest of Englewood , Florida . The center of the storm continued on its off @-@ shore parallel for another six hours after reaching its peak intensity , until it reached a position about six mi ( 10 km ) west of Bradenton Beach ; although the center of the storm remained offshore , much of its circulation was over land . Initially the storm still was forecast to move ashore between Fort Myers and Sarasota . However , the cyclone continued its northward trajectory , the center remaining offshore , and it weakened to a tropical depression prior to making landfall near Cedar Key early on October 12 . 
