Photo: Hurricane Warning for Florida; Keys Economy Already Hit

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People watch waves next to a marker indicating the continental United States' southernmost point in Key West, Florida, on August 18, 2008,.

Forecasters said tropical storm Fay is expected to near hurricane strength when it reaches the Florida Keys later Monday. Thanks to commerce-killing tourist evacuations, however, Fay's force was already being felt on the Keys' economy by Monday morning.

Photograph by Wilfredo Lee/AP Photos

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