Monday, August 18, 2008

8PM Update

Well, it looks pretty good for us so far, of course we know better than to expect accurate predictions . . . oh well, we'll just appreciate Jim Cantore's cuteness on the Weather Channel!


AT 800 PM EDT......THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.9 WEST OR ABOUT 105MILES...170 KM...SOUTH OF NAPLES FLORIDA.FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS GENERALMOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ON THEFORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF FAY WILL CROSS THE SOUTHWESTERNCOAST OF FLORIDA ON TUESDAY.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND FAY ISFORECAST TO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT APPROACHES THESOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA.TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KMFROM THE CENTER.

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