Path Shows Fay No Longer Cat. 1 Storm At Landfall; Aims For Orlando
VIPIR Path Shows Fay On Land Earlier, Moving Into Atlantic Ocean
POSTED: Monday, August 18, 2008
UPDATED: 10:59 pm EDT August 18,
2008
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The National Hurricane Center's new path of projected movement for Tropical Storm Fay no longer shows the system making landfall in Florida as a category 1 hurricane.
IMAGES: Projected Paths Of Movement
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"According to this new path, it should not really make it all they way up to a full, very strong hurricane," Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells. "It should maintain a tropical storm status all the way from landfall just about through Florida."Maximum winds are expected to reach 70 mph just before it comes on land near Fort Myers early Tuesday.Early models showed the storm growing into a category 1 storm."This is not the most impressive-looking thing from above," Sorrells said. "It has unfurled itself and the feeder bands are blowing away. So, Tuesday more and more of this wrap-around will develop and that is when the instability will develop and that is when the greatest tornado threat will be."Sorrells said the Hurricane Center's path pushed the storm east Tuesday night."The Hurricane Center has realigned their (path) pulling the path to the east as well," Sorrells said. "They have not shot it as far east as the VIPIR cast really would like to move it."VIPIR continued to show the storm moving in Florida south of Fort Myers and then heading toward West Palm before drifting into the Atlantic Ocean.The storm could drop 10 inches of rain in Melbourne and 8 inches of rain in Daytona.The center of the storm would be in Orlando by Tuesday afternoon, on the Hurricane Center's new path."It is still very much (Central Florida's) problem," Sorrells said. "Everything is beginning to fall into place for a very active weather situation in the next 24 to 48 hours. It is going to be a long run between now, tonight and during the day tomorrow."The cone of projected movement still covers much of the state of Florida.Winds were expected to remain about 60 mph Monday as the system moved into Florida.Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
IMAGES: Projected Paths Of Movement CELL ALERTS: Text "Fay" to 42363 (rates may apply) "According to this new path, it should not really make it all they way up to a full, very strong hurricane," Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells. "It should maintain a tropical storm status all the way from landfall just about through Florida."Maximum winds are expected to reach 70 mph just before it comes on land near Fort Myers early Tuesday.Early models showed the storm growing into a category 1 storm."This is not the most impressive-looking thing from above," Sorrells said. "It has unfurled itself and the feeder bands are blowing away. So, Tuesday more and more of this wrap-around will develop and that is when the instability will develop and that is when the greatest tornado threat will be."Sorrells said the Hurricane Center's path pushed the storm east Tuesday night."The Hurricane Center has realigned their (path) pulling the path to the east as well," Sorrells said. "They have not shot it as far east as the VIPIR cast really would like to move it."VIPIR continued to show the storm moving in Florida south of Fort Myers and then heading toward West Palm before drifting into the Atlantic Ocean.The storm could drop 10 inches of rain in Melbourne and 8 inches of rain in Daytona.The center of the storm would be in Orlando by Tuesday afternoon, on the Hurricane Center's new path."It is still very much (Central Florida's) problem," Sorrells said. "Everything is beginning to fall into place for a very active weather situation in the next 24 to 48 hours. It is going to be a long run between now, tonight and during the day tomorrow."The cone of projected movement still covers much of the state of Florida.Winds were expected to remain about 60 mph Monday as the system moved into Florida.Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
Previous Stories:
- August 18, 2008: Current Trends Put T.S. Fay Path Into Miami, Away From Central Florida
- August 18, 2008: T.S. Fay's New Path Jogs East; Aims For Landfall Near Tampa As Cat. 1
- August 16, 2008: Path Puts Tropical Storm-Force Winds In Orange County Next Week
- August 16, 2008: Path Moves Fay Through Central Fla. As Weak Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
- August 16, 2008: New Path Puts Category 1 Hurricane On Top Of Florida Early Next Week
- August 15, 2008: Tropical Storm Fay Targets Florida
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