Fay / Cuba / Bahamas / Florida (obs / preps / reports)

[Extremeweatherguy]

Long Key, FL is currently reporting a sustained wind of 41mph with gusts to 46mph: http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat ... ?ID=MC0922
Peak wind so far today was a 47mph gust.

Sand Key, FL is reporting a sustained wind of 38mph with gusts to 42.6mph: http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/SANF1.html

[artist]

weell, we just lost power for about a minute. Just enough to shut everything down.

[HeatherAKC]

Miami Dade County Schools closed Tuesday.

http://www.local10.com

Edit: Broward, too.

[T'Bonz]

Heavy rain in northern Broward. No winds yet.

[MusicCityMan]

Way up here.. Fay's making her entrance lol well sort of.. Getting my 1st band of rain.. assuming its from her..

[Extremeweatherguy]

Winds continue to quickly spread north. Winds at Miami International are now gusting to 25mph, and in Homestead they are gusting to 31mph. These numbers are a far cry from the 7mph winds Miami was reporting 2 hours ago, and they should only continue to increase as we head through the afternoon.

Closer to the center, winds are even higher. In Key West they are now gusting to 51mph, in Marathon they are gusting to 40mph, and Long Key is gusting to 51-55mph.

[HURAKAN]

Earlier today:

[sittingduck]

Just had our first small rain shower - didn't last long and no wind to speak of.

I have birds today in my yard again - didn't have any for the last two days - I think that is a good sign - I hope!!

[JonathanBelles]

Cirrus clouds have changed to puffy Cumulus clouds.

[Extremeweatherguy]

If the center continues moving N at 14mph throughout the rest of today, and assuming landfall is right at Naples, then this storm should be coming ashore in about 9 hours (~12am). If Fay speeds up or comes ashore further south, then it would be sooner, and if Fay slows down or comes ashore further north, it would be later.

No matter what, it is definitely going to be an interesting evening! I hope everyone is prepared.

[Extremeweatherguy]

The center is smack dab over Key West right now. Winds are calm with a pressure near 1001mb.

[JonathanBelles]

The first gust line is now in Tampa Bay

[Canelaw99]

Blahhhh....it has done nothing but rain here in Homestead ALLLLLLLL day....great for the lawns and the lakes, but man it's dreary out there. Some good wind would be nice.

[Patrick99]

Little while ago, some brief, but very heavy rain. Wind minimal. Been dumped upon, rain-wise, here in my area.....South Miami/Pinecrest.

[Patrick99]

Blahhhh....it has done nothing but rain here in Homestead ALLLLLLLL day....great for the lawns and the lakes, but man it's dreary out there. Some good wind would be nice.

Yeah, I would prefer a bit of wind with all this rain. The feeder bands don't seem to be coming and going as quickly as they usually do.....seems to be some training and dumping going on at times.

[TheRingo]

marco island

http://web.naplesnews.com/static/webcam ... riott.html

http://media.naplesnews.com/marconews/s ... arina.html

[Patrick99]

Looks like an intense band rising up from the upper Keys. Miami-Dade is gonna be nailed by this one within the next half-hour.

[Patrick99]

Also nasty looking thunderstorm complex with a noticeable arc structure in the Broward coastal waters.

[fci]

A couple of good squalls (thunder, lots of lightning and some gusts) this morning but other than those; just some light rain with moderate mixed in.

I don't know if it was much different down south in Broward and Dade but my kids went to school here and arrived quite safely. Unless the weather was radically different in Broward and Dade (and I have seen nothing on S2K to indicate it was); it was ridiculous to have cancelled schools there.

[HURAKAN]

2.34 inches since the first rainband yesterday.