[One Country Boy]

CENTER OF FAY NEAR GAINESVILLE.TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE FL & GA COASTS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FL BIG BEND
COAST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCHES CONTINUES FOR THE FL PANHANDLE
COAST.

AT 500 AM EDT.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH.LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST OR NEAR GAINESVILLE
FL. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 65 MILES.EAST-NORTHEAST OF
CEDAR KEY FL.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH.& THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK.THE CENTER OF FAY IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
NORTHERN FL PENINSULA TODAY.THEN MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE
COAST OF THE FL PANHANDLE TONIGHT & SATURDAY.

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH.WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HRS. BUT FAY
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM INTO SATURDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES.
220 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. SEVERAL STATIONS IN THE
JAX AREA HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.
DURING THE PAST FEW HRS.

THE ESTIMATED MIN CNTL PRESSURE IS 995 MB OR 29.38 INCHES.
GAINESVILLE RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 996.1 MB OR 29.41
INCHES.

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In the following image you can see the center of the storm approaching Perry, FL. My QTH is Wewahitchka, just east of Panama City. It appears we are directly in the path.

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