Tropical Storm Fay Advisory 2A, NHC Advising Florida To Watch System Closely

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TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008
2:00 AM AST SAT AUG 16 2008
FAY CONTINUING WESTWARD OVER HISPANIOLA...
AT 2:00 AM AST, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR HAITI HAS BEEN EXTENDED
AROUND THE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE COAST OF HAITI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND FOR THE SOUTH COAST EAST OF SAN
PEDRO DE MACORIS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS, FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
GUANTANAMO, SANTIAGO DE CUBA AND GRANMA.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF HOLGUIN AND
LAS TUNAS, AND FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. INTERESTS IN WESTERN CUBA, THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF THIS SYSTEM. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 2:00 AM AST, 6:00 UTC, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS ESTIMATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 71.4 WEST, OR ABOUT 60 MILES, 95 KM EAST
OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI AND ABOUT 260 MILES, 415 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
GUANTANAMO CUBA. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH, 22 KM/HR. ON
THIS TRACK, THE CENTER OF FAY WILL MOVE ACROSS HAITI THIS MORNING, AND
WILL BE MOVING NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA ON
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FAY
COULD WEAKEN SOME WHILE MOVING OVER HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING, BUT SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND ON SUNDAY AFTER THE CENTER MOVES
BACK OVER WATER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES,
165 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB, 29.77 INCHES.
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN
AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA, WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
REPEATING THE 2:00 AM AST POSITION, 18.7 N, 71.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD, WEST
NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE,
1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5:00 AM AST.