PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1007 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 (Happened at 2 pm yesterday) TROPICAL STORM at BETHUNE BEACH in Volusia County. Source of information, newspaper *** 1 FATAL, 1 INJURED *** VERY … Continue reading →

SPOT REPORTS AT 10 AM EDT * Jacksonville…steady rain, heavy at times, visibility 1/2 mile, wind east 29, gusts 47 * Mayport Naval Air Station/Jacksonville… heavy rain, visibility 1/4 mile, east 37, gusts 52 * Craig Field/Jacksonville… heavy rain, east … Continue reading →

National Weather Service in Mobile has posted a Flash Flood Watch for part of South Central Alabama and the west part of the Florida Panhandle mainly for Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Due to Fay, of course. By the time she … Continue reading →

TWO MAPS * Note the latest official NHC track forecast. As we have mentioned 50,000 times over the years, it is unwise to base your plans entirely on the thin center line. Note how the “Cone of Concern” flares outward … Continue reading →

SPOT REPORTS AT 11 PM EDT Jacksonville…heavy rain, wind NE 38, gusts 53 Mayport Naval Air Station/Jacksonville area…heavy rain, wind east 45, gusts 62 Jacksonville Naval Air Station…heavy rain, wind NE 30, gusts 44 St. Augustine…cloudy, wind east 36, gusts … Continue reading →

We will post some updated 24 hour rain reports later this evening, Also, an updated track forecast map in a few minutes. Just my opinion, but watching closely radar loops, sure looks to me that Fay has backtracked just a … Continue reading →

She really is not a nice lady. She changes her mind sometimes every hour. I have been watching the Jacksonville Doppler radar and putting it in motion and Fay is hardly moving. The center was almost entirely offshore for a … Continue reading →

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 200 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 …CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY BEGINNING TO CROSS THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NEAR FLAGLER BEACH… A TROPICAL STORM … Continue reading →

Sitting here watching a 40-minute radar loop from the Jacksonville Doppler, even though the last advisory indicated that Fay was still pretty much stalled, I detect indications now that she is beginning a very slow track westward. The main center … Continue reading →

We normally post the NHC Advisory. But I thought this discussion would also be of interest. Check out the official NHC Track Forecast Map at the end of this discussion. ——————————————————————————————- TROPICAL STORM FAY DISCUSSION NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE … Continue reading →