where is the time zone in florida?
North American Eastern Time Zone
entailment
 = = = = South : Florida and Gulf States = = = = 

entailment
 = = = = Central and North Florida = = = = 

contradiction
 Although the storm affected several Caribbean islands , the Turks and Caicos , and the Bahamas , preparations there , if any , were unclear . Residents across Puerto Rico boarded up windows and secured roofs in anticipation of damaging winds . Governor Robert Hayes Gore placed the Hurricane Relief Organization and Red Cross on standby . As the storm neared Florida , the United States Weather Bureau — later the National Weather Service — posted storm warnings between Miami and Titusville . These were later extended to include the west coast of the state from Punta Rassa to Tarpon Springs . At the time , forecasters were unaware that the storm was of hurricane status ; this unawareness extended to the storm 's passage over the Gulf of Mexico . Forecasters only issued storm warnings for part of the Texas coast , including the cities of Brownsville and Freeport . 

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 = = = = North Florida and Panhandle = = = = 

entailment
 = = = Northeastern Florida and southern United States = = = 
