Fay continues to dump historical levels of rain on the east coast of Florida as of Thursday afternoon. This storm will not go away. I predicted landfall, east of Naples around the Everglades City area, and have predicted the movement towards Vero Beach, a loop and eventual landfall again around Pensacola. However, this system continues to defy conventional tropical system wisdom.
I went to bed last night watching Fay on the radar loops at 8pm located due East of New Smyrna Beach, I woke up this morning and had to hit the refresh button several times to determine, she hadn't moved but a few miles, again pounding the Melbourne and surrounding areas with never before seen levels of rainfall.
Now it appears, Fay is one the move again, if you can call a drift w-wsw at 5mph movement.
She made landfall this afternoon shortly after 2pm and, as you guessed it, she actually gained some strength. I believe this storm is going to exit south of Cedar Key, around Crystal River, and is going to torment Florida until at least Sunday.
Miss Fay is one for the record books, and according to the NHC, might be cut off by weather systems and could drift around with weak steering currents. Unreal.