Florida : After barreling north -- affecting Florida 's western coast along the way -- the storm is expected to pack 100 mph sustained winds by the time it makes landfall sometime late Tuesday afternoon or early evening on the Florida Panhandle , likely near Panama City , according to forecasters . Moving northwest at 17 UTC , the storm was 100 miles from Key West late Saturday . The start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is delayed until Tuesday . U.N. and aid organizations praise the Haiti government 's response to the storm . Authorities report at least two dead in the impoverished nation due to Tropical Storm Isaac .
Florida : Moving northwest at 17 UTC , the storm was 100 miles from Key West late Saturday . The start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is delayed until Tuesday . U.N. and aid organizations praise the Haiti government 's response to the storm . Authorities report at least two dead in the impoverished nation due to Tropical Storm Isaac .