lol Moi no such word as "dry" on the Florida peninsula today
however good news is Fay came ashore at Cape Romano, just south of Marco Island, as a tropical storm just below cat 1 hurricane strength and now has max sustained winds of 60mph with higher gusts. So at least she didnt strengthen before making landfall
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8 a.m. Tropical Storm Advisory
Fay is moving across South Florida.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect along the west coast of Florida, from the middle of Longboat Key southward, and along the east coast of Florida, from Flagler Beach southward, including Lake Okeechobee, and for the Florida Keys, from Ocean Reef to the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge, including Florida Bay.
A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the Florida east coast, north of Flagler Beach to Fernandina Beach.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the northwestern Bahamas.
Radar data indicate that at 8 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Fay was located inland in South Florida near latitude 26.5 north, longitude 81.4 west, or about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft. Myers, and 35 miles southwest of Moore Haven, on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.
Fay is moving toward the north-northeast near 9 mph, and this motion is expected to continue today, taking the center of Fay across the Florida Peninsula. A decrease in forward speed and a turn to the north is expected on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph, with higher gusts. Slow weakening is expected as Fay moves farther inland today.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 125 miles from the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 988 mb, or 29.18 inches.
Fay is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with maximum storm total amounts of 10 inches across the southern and east-central Florida Peninsula. Accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the northwestern Bahamas.
Storm tides of 3 to 5 feet above normal are possible along the southwestern coast of Florida near the center of Fay.
Isolated tornadoes are possible today over southern and central Florida.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 a.m. EDT.
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updates from local news channel 13
http://cfnews13.com/default.aspx
BMW looks like your area may get real drenched
we are squally here at present with the big bands beginning to move in
It seems the main concerns are going to be flooding rains for our area and the tornado watch remains in effect till 4am Weds
thanks so much for the prayers lifted for us all and keep 'em coming please, especially that Fay wont spawn tornadoes and that there wont be power loss