Fay could bring welcome rain
Published: Sun, Aug. 17, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Sun, Aug. 17, 2008 03:45AM
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closeTropical Storm Fay showed signs of becoming a hurricane Saturday, but forecasters think the only potential effect on North Carolina would be much-needed rain.
On Saturday night, the National Hurricane center said Fay could hit the Gulf Coast of Florida on Tuesday as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane with winds exceeding 100 mph. But forecasters said it was too soon to tell where Fay will land or how strong it will be.
At 8 p.m., the storm's center was about 60 miles southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba, and moving west at 14 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.
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"It's still pretty far out for us," said Brandon Vincent, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh. "The current track has it going ... north into Georgia Wednesday or Thursday.
"If that were the case, the closer the remnants would come to us, the better chance to us to get very beneficial rainfall."
Vincent advised residents of central and western North Carolina to keep up with Fay.
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