Florida Forecasted for Fay?
Posted on : 16-08-2008 | By : Jim Lynch | In : Non-political, Weather
Tags: Fay, Hurricanes, Tropical Storm, Weather
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Tropical Storm Fay is heading away from the Dominican Republic and toward the center of Cuba. The current forecast track has the storm turning into a hurricane and raking the west coast of Florida by mid-week.
AT 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 72.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35
MILES… 55 KM…WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AND ABOUT
170 MILES…275 KM…EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUANTANAMO CUBA.FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY…FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER
OF FAY WILL MOVE ACROSS HAITI THIS MORNING…AND WILL BE MOVING
NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a hurricane to watch out for. Stay tuned.
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