The airport that handled more than 76,000 departures last year was hit by four major storms in 2004

(CNN) With up to 50,000 people apartments for rent los angeles expected to descend on Tampa for next week s Republican convention, airlines and the city s airport handling those flying into the city are closely following the track and strength of Tropical Storm Isaac.
Our incident command center is already set up because of the Republican National Convention so everybody is communicating and talking and we are already discussing what we will do in the way of the weather, Zink said.
The airport that handled more than 76,000 departures last year was hit by four major storms in 2004 and emergency plans include evacuating concourses and anchoring apartments for rent los angeles aircraft boarding bridges to the tarmac, if necessary.
Isaac was expected to whip Haiti with gale-force winds and stinging rain later on Friday. Its current track would bring it near Cuba on Sunday, the busiest travel day for the convention, which begins on Monday.
Storm paths can change dramatically over several days and recent forecasts show Isaac s path trending away from Tampa. Potential tracks show the storm could be near Tampa on Monday or early Tuesday, but could also be as far west as Louisiana.
Major carriers serving Tampa include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways, apartments for rent los angeles and Southwest Airlines. apartments for rent los angeles The companies tell CNN that they are monitoring Isaac closely. They were running normal schedules on Friday and there were no immediate signs that Isaac would alter flight plans for Tampa.
Right now, our meteorology team and customer service team are tracking apartments for rent los angeles the storm and watching where it is going, Ashley Dillon, a Southwest spokeswoman, said. We don t feel that it is going to have a big impact on Southwest operations where it is tracking apartments for rent los angeles right now, but that could change.