Fay inland over Florida...could make 2 more landfalls in Florida???
Fay is currently inland, near Felda in Hendry County. Her path has been like this since 5 AM when she made landfall just south of Marco Island.
All Hurricane Watches and Warnings have been cancelled. Torpical Storm Warnings have also been cancelled on the west coast from the Sarasota/Manatee line at Longboat Key northward. The east coast watches and warnings are the same. A Tropical Storm Warning also remains in effect for the Florida Bay and the Keys from Ocean Reef to Seven Mile Bridge (basically the middle and upper Keys).
Pressure is at 988 mb (the lowest she's ever been), and winds stand at 60 mph, which are the same as when she made landfall. Tropical Storm Winds have affected all of Florida at some point (and now) from Lake O southward.
The current path has Fay exiting somewhere around Daytona into the Atlantic on Wednesday afternoon, restrengthening, and then making a third landfall in Florida around Jacksonville sometime on Thursday afternoon. Fay would then continue along the Georgia/Florida line and possibly reemerge into the Gulf. However, it's possible Fay could reemerge into the Gulf as early as midnight tonight out by Tampa and head up to Saint George's Island, or Fay could exit into the Atlantic by Fort Pierce and then hit Charleston sometime Friday. We'll have to wait and see! In any event, the prospect of Fay rain for Atlanta looks not promising at all!
The other area of interest has not yet formed, but appears headed towards Miami-Dade...we'll keep an eye on that.
This is getting distracting trying to keep up with hurricanes and the Olympics!
11:30 AM UPDATE: Fay is now near Port La Belle in northern Hendry County, about to head to Moore Haven in Glades County near Lake O. Winds are still at 60 mph and pressure has actually dropped to 986! Spotters said they noticed an eyewall trying to form even though the stom was over land. Current forecast has it coming out into the Atlantic, and could possibly get even as strong as a Cat 2 before it makes landfall on the First Coast.
2 PM UPDATE: Fay has not weakened, and in fact has maintained 986 mb and the winds have gone UP to 65 mph! Fay is about to go over the very warm waters of Lake O, and that at minimum could prevent weakening, but also could help even strengthen the storm further so that she is almost already a hurricane by the time she gets to the really warm Atlantic. The tornado warnings have moved up to the space coast and tornadoes have done some damage.
Here are the stations to follow the storm with:
Palm Beach/Gold Coast: NBC: wptv.com, CBS: news12now.com, ABC: wpbf.com
Orlando/Space Coast: NBC: wesh.com, CBS: local6.com, ABC: wftv.com
Jacksonville/First Coast: NBC/ABC: firstcoastnews.com, CBS: cbs47.com
7 PM Update: Fay is STILL at 65 mph and STILL at 986 mb. This is wild, and I think it's totally confounding weather forcasters! In any event, it's expected to emerge into the Atlantic tonight around midnight and then strengthen to a Category 1 or Category 2.
It's location is currently in extreme northeastern Okeechobee, near the Fort Drum Service Plaza at Mile 184 of Florida's Turnpike. It's very near Osceola County but expected to exit Florida (for now) around the Indian River/Brevard line near Sebastian or Melbourne.
The Watches/Warnings have also been updated. The Tropical Storm WARNING is now just in effect for Martin, Saint Lucie, Indian River, Brevard, and Volusia Counties. A Tropical Storm WATCH is in effect for the Georgia Coastal Empire counties of McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan and Chatham, including Savannah. Most importantly however, a Hurricane Watch is now in effect south of the Altamaha Sound at Darien for Glynn and Camden Counties, including Sea Island and Saint Simons Island, and for Nassau, Duval, Saint Johns and Flager Counties on the First Coast, including Jacksonville. The official track has it heading down the Florida/Georgia line after it makes landfall around Thursday afternoon, but it's a very good possibility it might enter into the Gulf and cause more trouble! Wow.
10 PM (AND FINAL FOR TODAY) UPDATE: Fay has now entered Indian River County, and is about due south of Vero Beach. More to come tomorrow.
All Hurricane Watches and Warnings have been cancelled. Torpical Storm Warnings have also been cancelled on the west coast from the Sarasota/Manatee line at Longboat Key northward. The east coast watches and warnings are the same. A Tropical Storm Warning also remains in effect for the Florida Bay and the Keys from Ocean Reef to Seven Mile Bridge (basically the middle and upper Keys).
Pressure is at 988 mb (the lowest she's ever been), and winds stand at 60 mph, which are the same as when she made landfall. Tropical Storm Winds have affected all of Florida at some point (and now) from Lake O southward.
The current path has Fay exiting somewhere around Daytona into the Atlantic on Wednesday afternoon, restrengthening, and then making a third landfall in Florida around Jacksonville sometime on Thursday afternoon. Fay would then continue along the Georgia/Florida line and possibly reemerge into the Gulf. However, it's possible Fay could reemerge into the Gulf as early as midnight tonight out by Tampa and head up to Saint George's Island, or Fay could exit into the Atlantic by Fort Pierce and then hit Charleston sometime Friday. We'll have to wait and see! In any event, the prospect of Fay rain for Atlanta looks not promising at all!
The other area of interest has not yet formed, but appears headed towards Miami-Dade...we'll keep an eye on that.
This is getting distracting trying to keep up with hurricanes and the Olympics!
11:30 AM UPDATE: Fay is now near Port La Belle in northern Hendry County, about to head to Moore Haven in Glades County near Lake O. Winds are still at 60 mph and pressure has actually dropped to 986! Spotters said they noticed an eyewall trying to form even though the stom was over land. Current forecast has it coming out into the Atlantic, and could possibly get even as strong as a Cat 2 before it makes landfall on the First Coast.
2 PM UPDATE: Fay has not weakened, and in fact has maintained 986 mb and the winds have gone UP to 65 mph! Fay is about to go over the very warm waters of Lake O, and that at minimum could prevent weakening, but also could help even strengthen the storm further so that she is almost already a hurricane by the time she gets to the really warm Atlantic. The tornado warnings have moved up to the space coast and tornadoes have done some damage.
Here are the stations to follow the storm with:
Palm Beach/Gold Coast: NBC: wptv.com, CBS: news12now.com, ABC: wpbf.com
Orlando/Space Coast: NBC: wesh.com, CBS: local6.com, ABC: wftv.com
Jacksonville/First Coast: NBC/ABC: firstcoastnews.com, CBS: cbs47.com
7 PM Update: Fay is STILL at 65 mph and STILL at 986 mb. This is wild, and I think it's totally confounding weather forcasters! In any event, it's expected to emerge into the Atlantic tonight around midnight and then strengthen to a Category 1 or Category 2.
It's location is currently in extreme northeastern Okeechobee, near the Fort Drum Service Plaza at Mile 184 of Florida's Turnpike. It's very near Osceola County but expected to exit Florida (for now) around the Indian River/Brevard line near Sebastian or Melbourne.
The Watches/Warnings have also been updated. The Tropical Storm WARNING is now just in effect for Martin, Saint Lucie, Indian River, Brevard, and Volusia Counties. A Tropical Storm WATCH is in effect for the Georgia Coastal Empire counties of McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan and Chatham, including Savannah. Most importantly however, a Hurricane Watch is now in effect south of the Altamaha Sound at Darien for Glynn and Camden Counties, including Sea Island and Saint Simons Island, and for Nassau, Duval, Saint Johns and Flager Counties on the First Coast, including Jacksonville. The official track has it heading down the Florida/Georgia line after it makes landfall around Thursday afternoon, but it's a very good possibility it might enter into the Gulf and cause more trouble! Wow.
10 PM (AND FINAL FOR TODAY) UPDATE: Fay has now entered Indian River County, and is about due south of Vero Beach. More to come tomorrow.
Labels: Atlanta, Drought, Hurricanes, Olympics
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