Felicitous Florida Weather

Fay picked up a bit of strength today from the half of the storm being over the warm waters of the Atlantic, and in response to the lop-sided development, the eye has finally shifted offshore, just north of Cape Canaveral.

Nevertheless, since steering winds will soon start moving again, and move the storm onshore, it is probably too late for the storm to become a hurricane. The storm will move slowly west across northern Florida, dropping lots of rain.

Already, Tampa has seen 0.04 inches this evening (oppressively humid at 100% RH, and overcast too), and it will pick up, as Fay's rain bands bring scattered thundershowers periodically across Tampa over the next two days.

By mid-day Saturday, rains in Tampa will cease, and the storm will push on into Alabama, Mississippi, and either Arkansas, Tennessee, or both, depending how things work out.

So, it looks wet, and wet, but in regards to wind, not that bad.