FAY presenta mejor aspecto con el paso de las horas
Cada vez más grande y con convección más extensa, profunda y organizada. En cuanto al movimiento, animando las imágenes, da la impresión de que su desplazamiento es
NNE y no N puro........... Puede que este movimiento sea transitorio, pero ya veremos...
No indica tal circunstancia el aviso intermedio 11A. Extraigo algunas anotaciones:
AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN CUBA NEAR LATITUDE 23.2
NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST OR JUST NORTHEAST OF VARADERO CUBA.
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 80 MILES...125 KM...EAST OF HAVANA CUBA
AND ABOUT 100 MILES...160 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTH EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
THE CENTER OF FAY SHOULD BE
EMERGING INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND BE
VERY NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 60 MPH...100 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER OF
FAY MOVES OVER WATER. FAY IS FORECAST TO BE APPROACHING HURRICANE
STRENGTH IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE IT
REACHES THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.