I have noticed something interesting about Fay as she moves slowly across South Florida.
Satellite and radar imagery clearly continue to show a very well-organized storm, even as Fay's center of circulation has been over land for over 10 hours now. As a matter of fact, Fay has developed a clear eye feature on satellite imagery, and the radar also shows this clean, compact eye very nicely.
It is likely that the flat, wet expanses of South Florida have made conditions more conducive for Fay to retain her strength while crossing over the land. However, radar and satellite imagery do indicate some dry air wrapping into the storm's center, and this should lead to a weakening trend (stating the obvious here) until the center of circulation emerges over the Atlantic Ocean.
INDIAN RIVER AND BREVARD COUNTIES (INCLUDING MEBOURNE) ARE NOW UNDER A TORNADO WARNING. http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ047&warncounty=FLC009&firewxzone=FLZ047&local_place1=Melbourne+FL&product1=Tornado+Warning
The air pressure in my room is now at 1005.9 mb and falling rapidly. I expect the pressure to bottom out at around 995 mb sometime tonight as Fay passes us by. The winds are picking up, with frequent gusts in the 30 MPH range. I would like to take the my anemometer out for some use later this evening as the winds become sustained near TS force. Preparations are being made for that now, and my roommate, JJ, a fellow meteorology major, wants to go too. We will try to get some video of that outing, as well...while trying not to sustain water damage to both my anemometer and my camera......or ourselves :-D
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