ATL: Tropical Depression Fay

[cpdaman]

i mean are you kidding me! you gotta look at this loop, i might just save it

the close up WV

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/loop-wv.html

batten down the hatches on the NW side of the lake , i would not be surprised to see gusts well above hurricane force Just IMO

yes derek looks likes a surprise surge for sure coming, i mean this thing looks to be intensifying per WV and drifting perfect scenario for surge on N side , no?

[Jinkers]

Yup, I big thanks from me too, I got alot of info from here during Fay.

[eastcoastFL]

looks like we will feel the outer core of Fay here in port st. lucie

[HURAKAN]

[gatorcane]

when I look at this loop, its almost like the Lake sucks her in or something...she moves NNE then suddenly jumps ENE.

http://metofis.rsmas.miami.edu/~dortt/s ... 1_loop.gif

[RL3AO]

RLAO3 what are you thoughts on the steering later today, trough axis lifting east, does the periphery of the ridge become N-S oriented or sw/ne and does the ridge influence bulge west soon or east? does she make it to water, also less influence from the ULL and high interation in the s. plains . lol lots of question but you are a knowledgable kind of guy.,

My thoughts are is that this is a crazy system happening during the middle of a large pattern change and I have no idea what its going to do. I'm really worried about this eyewall surviving to the Atlantic.


PS: We have waterfall on Lake Okeechobbee.

[CrazyC83]

Station near Moore Haven is reporting sustained wind of 78 mph:

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KFLMOORE5

78 mph is NOT a typo.

Latest NHC advisory has increased winds to 65 mph (55 kt) based on reliable observations from other stations and instruments in the area.

Bump for others... check the link and you'll see the reading of 78 mph, though it is a personal wx station.

Looking at it, it is coming from an electric company. Has to be quite reliable IMO.

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

ENE?! If this thing loops around south enough to clip Miami and then go back out over the southern GOM... then it could have Tampa in its bullseye again! -then she can avoid the Bay Area again...thus proving our force field!

[eastcoastFL]

looks like we will feel the outer core of Fay here in port st. lucie

[tolakram]

Okeechobee

here we go



Pressure continuing to drop and winds increasing now that the station is in a band.

[jinftl]

Looks like she has connected a hose to the gulf stream and is boosting herself with that energy

[TCmet]

the population that lives along the north shore of the Lake is right where the lake comes to a head

its where the tidal surge will be highest (and it could be somewhat significant as it is a shallow lake)

especially with the center of fay hugging the western shore of the lake. that's the worst scenario for lake surge.

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

sorry all, I'm a bit punchy after no sleep for a few nights. This Fay is quite an interesting storm!

[wxman57]

I show a 3-hr movement of 25nm over the past 3 hours. Just over 8 kts. Direction is 030 degrees past 3 hours.

1 hr movement 9nm toward 027 degrees.

[Clipper96]

Station near Moore Haven is reporting sustained wind of 78 mph:

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KFLMOORE5

78 mph is NOT a typo.

Latest NHC advisory has increased winds to 65 mph (55 kt) based on reliable observations from other stations and instruments in the area.

Bump for others... check the link and you'll see the reading of 78 mph, though it is a personal wx station.

Looking at it, it is coming from an electric company. Has to be quite reliable IMO.

They're on the SW shore of the Lake, right under the right-flank eyewall. If you zoom out the Google map at the site, there are a lot of 75+mph reports.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Very Windy on the west side of the waters of the
canals of Tampa Bay, periods
of sustained 40 mph winds with gusts to 50 mph to my untrained
eye. Twigs blowing everywhere. Tropical Storm Conditions occuring
along the open waters!!

[micktooth]

Do you all have any reasonable ideas on why this Storm seems to be intensifying over land?

[cpdaman]

NE/NNE palm bay , melbourne heads up should this speed and motion continue

[wxman57]

Station near Moore Haven is reporting sustained wind of 78 mph:

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KFLMOORE5

78 mph is NOT a typo.

Latest NHC advisory has increased winds to 65 mph (55 kt) based on reliable observations from other stations and instruments in the area.

Bump for others... check the link and you'll see the reading of 78 mph, though it is a personal wx station.

Looking at it, it is coming from an electric company. Has to be quite reliable IMO.

That was a wind gust of 78mph.

[RL3AO]

Wind Speed: 60.0mph / 96.5km/h /
Wind Gust: 74.0mph / 119.1km/h /
Wind: SSE
Pressure: 29.32in / 992.8hPa

Thats from a NOAA station/buoy in the lake.

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=ML005