Weather forecasters are split on whether Fay will move northern towards the FLorida Peninsula, or turns west into the Gulf of Mexico. A tropical depression named Fay moves over the Dominican Republic. The storm could hit the southeast United States, bringing high winds to Florida.

Tropical Storm Fay Threatens Southeast

By Mary Couchman
Aug 15, 2008 20:51 PM GMT
Weather forecasters are split on whether Fay will move northern towards the FLorida Peninsula, or turns west into the Gulf of Mexico.

A tropical depression named Fay moves over the Dominican Republic. The storm could hit the southeast United States, bringing high winds to Florida.

What started as a tropical wave between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola has developed into a tropical depression. The storm is slowly moving over the Dominican Republic.

The National Hurricane Center is split on whether the system would reach the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, or travel north up Florida's east coast.

The storm movement is currently west near or over Hispaniola and Cuba. It is widely expected to turn north.

One forecast has the system turning north up the Florida Peninsula. Another has the storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico.

Either forecast could bring heavy rains and gusty winds to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The storm could hit Cuba, the Turks, Caicos and southeastern Bahamas on Saturday.

An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance plane was sent to investigate the system late Friday afternoon.

The next briefing is scheduled at 11pm ET.


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Weather forecasters are split on whether Fay will move northern towards the FLorida Peninsula, or turns west into the Gulf of Mexico.