ATL: Tropical Depression Fay

[KWT]

Looks like the system is finally moving again looking at the radar, should be making its next landfall very soon I'd guess.

[carversteve]

Seems like the center is shrinking a bit or wrapping up a bit.

[SouthFloridawx]

Well Fay is going to have to dip farther south if she is going to affect the entire state of Florida...

Following every little wobble is just not a good idea, but I wanted to get into the fun. I don't think this is a motion as much as it is a change in the size of the center but the southern rain shield is surely sagging south.

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[Emmett_Brown]

Winds gusting to 55 mph at St Aug in the last hour from the NE.

[feederband]

Well Fay is going to have to dip farther south if she is going to affect the entire state of Florida...

Here in North West Lakeland we have been right on the outside of her pin wheel.. We just cant get into her rain shield...At least this time if she passes to our north we may get some of the feederbands...I have had less than a inch of rain with Fay..

[Ground_Zero_92]

Well Fay is going to have to dip farther south if she is going to affect the entire state of Florida...

Here in North West Lakeland we have been right on the outside of her pin wheel.. We just cant get into her rain shield...At least this time if she passes to our north we may get some of the feederbands...I have had less than a inch of rain with Fay..

Consider yourself lucky. I'm still surrounded by water.

[Stratusxpeye]

Well Fay is going to have to dip farther south if she is going to affect the entire state of Florida...

Following every little wobble is just not a good idea, but I wanted to get into the fun. I don't think this is a motion as much as it is a change in the size of the center but the southern rain shield is surely sagging south.

Just after 1:00 PM EDT



Just after 2:00 PM EDT

That shows the Tampa Bay hurricane shield almost perfectly. By the time fay is done that graphic will show the outline of the shield Of course this is not professional observation just a general observation.

[Downdraft]

Going to Home Depot in Sanford in a little bit. Can anyone tell me how long a "cubit" is. The plans I think call for 80 cubits long and 40 cubits wide. Winds are light gusting perhaps to 30 mph but the rain just doesn't let up EVER. It's been non-stop since yesterday. Some areas have broken 20 inches but luckily we haven't hit that mark or come close to it yet. The big worry is the St. John's River it flows south to north (that's correct one of the few rivers that does.) The head waters are in the Brevard County around Melbourne where 21 inches of rain have fallen so far. That's half the annual by the way. All that water is going to be headed my way on its way to Jacksonville. The end of the week is going to be very interesting for anyone along the river.

By the way Gators are now using picnic tables to get out of the water. It's nothing to see a snake or gator plodding down the sidewalks or middle of the street. The best scientific description I can give of Fay at the moment what a B@$^%!!

[Stangfriik]

we are still right on the edge of the inner circulation. I'm curious as to how much rain we have had. We just moved into this house and were actually dodging feeder bands all week just to get the essentials from our old house.

It's a 1930's house that is leaking in a few spots so the landlord is gonna have some repairs to do. It's still our dream house though with the exception of actually owning it of course

[ronjon]

While not TS sustained - still pretty high winds inland on the SW side of Fay.

3PM obs

LEESBURG RAIN 75 72 88 W25G38 29.65F FOG
SANFORD HVY RAIN 77 72 83 W31G39 29.56F
ORLANDO EXEC RAIN 77 73 87 W25G36 29.64F FOG

[jdjaguar]

2 big oaks just fell down the street...narrowly missed neighbors homes.

sporadic gusts to 50-55

NW St Johns County

[HURAKAN]

Landfall is imminent.

[tolakram]

Fay is rather large.

[Mattie]

Going to Home Depot in Sanford in a little bit. Can anyone tell me how long a "cubit" is. The plans I think call for 80 cubits long and 40 cubits wide. Winds are light gusting perhaps to 30 mph but the rain just doesn't let up EVER. It's been non-stop since yesterday. Some areas have broken 20 inches but luckily we haven't hit that mark or come close to it yet. The big worry is the St. John's River it flows south to north (that's correct one of the few rivers that does.) The head waters are in the Brevard County around Melbourne where 21 inches of rain have fallen so far. That's half the annual by the way. All that water is going to be headed my way on its way to Jacksonville. The end of the week is going to be very interesting for anyone along the river.

By the way Gators are now using picnic tables to get out of the water. It's nothing to see a snake or gator plodding down the sidewalks or middle of the street. The best scientific description I can give of Fay at the moment what a B@$^%!!

What a great post!! I can only imagine alligators sitting on the picnic table! I have some great pictures after a Louisiana swamp tour which made this post very visual. Take care - and keep your feet up.

[srainhoutx]

A bit old, but gives you an idea of vast nature of the circulation...

[x-y-no]

Going to Home Depot in Sanford in a little bit. Can anyone tell me how long a "cubit" is. The plans I think call for 80 cubits long and 40 cubits wide. Winds are light gusting perhaps to 30 mph but the rain just doesn't let up EVER. It's been non-stop since yesterday. Some areas have broken 20 inches but luckily we haven't hit that mark or come close to it yet. The big worry is the St. John's River it flows south to north (that's correct one of the few rivers that does.) The head waters are in the Brevard County around Melbourne where 21 inches of rain have fallen so far. That's half the annual by the way. All that water is going to be headed my way on its way to Jacksonville. The end of the week is going to be very interesting for anyone along the river.

By the way Gators are now using picnic tables to get out of the water. It's nothing to see a snake or gator plodding down the sidewalks or middle of the street. The best scientific description I can give of Fay at the moment what a B@$^%!!

What a great post!! I can only imagine alligators sitting on the picnic table! I have some great pictures after a Louisiana swamp tour which made this post very visual. Take care - and keep your feet up.

Me too ... brought back the image of wading down the middle of Miller Drive towards University of Miami during TS Dennis in '81. Pygmy rattlers swimming all around me ...

[vbhoutex]

Based on this radar it appears Fay is definitely on the move to the W or WNW. The west side of th e"eye" has now moved to two counties inland from being just on the coast to one county inland earlier. It isn't fast by any means but unless I'm crazy(quiet in the bleachers please!!) or my eyes are decieving me Fay is plodding towards the W or WNW now.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=100&scale=1.000&noclutter=1&ID=JAX&type=N0R&showstorms=31&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0

[jdjaguar]

the outer bands have reached the west coast of florida.

[haml8]

[quote="x-y-no"][quote="Mattie"][quote="Downdraft"]Going to Home Depot in Sanford in a little bit. Can anyone tell me how long a "cubit" is. The plans I think call for 80 cubits long and 40 cubits wide.

Here is a good source for you

http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/M ... From=cubit

[tailgater]

Fay is rather large.

I was just looking at the visible of her and noticed shes gotten a good bit large. She'll be slower to die off or ramp up no I think. A lot more moisture to pull from.