Michelle Maxwell and her son Kevin Maxwell, 13, brace themselves against the stinging wind-driven rain and strong wind while standing on the seawall in downtown St. Augustine, Fla., as Tropical Storm Fay approaches northeast Florida and the Jacksonville area Thursday. RICK WILSON / THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION
Unidentified tourists make their way through the second floor hallway Tuesday in Fort Myers., Fla., as the rain and wind picks up at Tropical Storm Faye makes it way across the state. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Mainor Orellana, left, and Melvin Posantes do a little cleanup dockside of seaweed that came ashore during Tropical Storm Fay at Wahoo's Restaurant at Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada, Fla. PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
In this handout photo provided by the US Navy's Naval Station Key West shows Condition of Readiness 1 as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys on August 18, 2008 in Key West, Fla. COR 1 is set when a storm has assumed a definite pattern and destructive winds are imminent within 12 hours. Families have been evacuated from low-lying areas of the base and only essential personnel are manning the air station. JAMES E. BROOKS / U.S. NAVY
John McGill, dockmaster at Whale Harbor Marina in Islamorada, Fla., deals with winds of Tropical Storm Fay as his poncho blows over his head Monday. McGill, who recently had a liver transplant, said he felt invigorated by the brisk wind. PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Storm enthusiasts get soaked as they walk the pier at Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach in Key West Monday during Tropical Storm Fay. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Storm enthusiasts get soaked as they walk the pier at Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach in Key West, Fla., Monday during Tropical Storm Fay. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Shelter workers bring supplies to Key West High School where some people have sought shelter from Tropical Storm Fay. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Storm enthusiasts get soaked by waves crashing against the pier at Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach in Key West, Fla., Monday during Tropical Storm Fay. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Dennis Bowik, of Big Pine Key, Fla., catches a nap at the Coral Shores High School shelter in Islamorada, Fla., where he is waiting out Tropical Storm Fay. PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Kyle Holloran's wakeboarding fun is broken up by a Monroe County Sheriff's officer Monday in Islamorada, Fla. Holloran, 20, was being towed behind a friend's truck when the officer put a stop to the fun created by puddled rainwater from Tropical Storm Fay. PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
An unidentified couple walk in the rain as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys in Big Pine Key, Fla., Monday. Alan Diaz / AP
People stand along the "Malecon," or sea walk, as strong wind gusts caused by Tropical Storm Fay create waves in Havana, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Fay made landfall Monday in Key West, Fla., after crossing central Cuba without causing major damages. JAVIER GALEANO / AP
Dark clouds gather as Vladimir Torres flies a model helicopter in high winds caused by Tropical Storm Fay in Havana, Cuba., Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Fay made landfall in Key West, Fla., Monday after crossing central Cuba without causing major damages. JAVIER GALEANO / AP
Red Cross shelter supervisor Charlene Freddes, right, directs Ron Gildersleeve towards a temporary shelter at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., Monday. Residents began to hunker down in anticipation of heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Fay. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE / BRADENTON HERALD
Evacuees Ron Gildersleeve, left, and Ralph Whittier take a ride on MCAT to a shelter run by the Red Cross at Manatee High in Bradenton, Fla., Monday. Residents began to hunker down in anticipation of heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Fay. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE / BRADENTON HERALD
Worrying about his irreplaceable belongings being lost in a tidal surge, Bonita Springs, Fla., resident Joshua Esters, 71, places what he can in the back of his pickup truck Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay's expected landfall Tuesday. MICHEL FORTIER / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
During preparations for Tropical Storm Fay Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at the Naples,Fla., Botanical Gardens, Carlos Lopez, curator of collections, Carolyn Miller, and horticulturalist Kurt Van de Wouw take hanging orchids down and place them as low as possible in hopes of protecting them from wind and rain. JENNIFER WHITNEY / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Maintenance workers at the Port of Miami, put up hurricane panels Monday at the port in anticipation of Tropical Storm Fay. C.M. GUERRERO / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF
Damian Waters, left, and Chevi Meister check out the waves next to the southernmost point Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 in Key West, Fla. WILFREDO LEE / AP
A boat is whipped by winds Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 in Key West, Fla. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Fay is expected to near hurricane strength, which starts at wind speeds of 74 mph, when it reaches the Florida Keys later Monday. WILFREDO LEE / AP
A Cuban reads Granma newspaper with news of Tropical Storm Fay in Havana on August 18, 2008. Tropical Storm Fay moved towards hurricane strength Monday as it struck Cuba and barreled toward the Florida Keys. ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Cuban peasants work under a thick mantle of stormy clouds near Batabano, 60km south of Havana on August 18, 2008, on the impending arrival of Tropical Storm Fay. Tropical Storm Fay moved towards hurricane strength Monday as it struck Cuba and barreled toward the Florida Keys after claiming at least 40 lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Employees, friends and volunteers begin work in earnest early Monday morning, Aug. 18, 2008, preparing Doc's Beach Bar in Bonita Springs, Fla., for Tropical Storm Fay which is expected to reach hurricane strength by the time it reaches southwest Florida. MICHEL FORTIER / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Ray Hernandez, Naples,Fla., Beach Hotel & Golf Club recreation attendant, drags beach chairs in from the shore as the hotel began preparations for Tropical Storm Fay on Florida's Gulf of Mexico on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. GREG KAHN / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Naples, Fla., residents John Tangorra, left and Skip Thompson, fill up extra gas cans as they prepare for Tropical Storm Fay on Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. "They're not telling us to leave so we might as well be prepared," Tangorra said. GREG KAHN / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Yacht sales manager Chris Burkard secures storm surge panels outside the offices of Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group at the Naples, Fla., Boat Club on Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Naples. DAVID ALBERS / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
Ryan Hughes, left and Dwayne Myers, from televison station NBC 2, prepare for a live broadcast from the beach in Naples, Fla., early Monday morning, Aug. 18, 2008. The calm before the storm will give way to Tropical Storm Fay, which is expected to make landfall in southwest Florida early Tuesday morning. ERIK KELLAR / NAPLES DAILY NEWS
A pedestrian walks down Duval Street Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 in Key West, Fla. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Fay is expected to near hurricane strength, which starts at windspeeds of 74 mph, when it reaches the Keys later Monday. Aside from wind damage, most of the islands sit at sea level and could face some limited flooding from Fay's storm surge. WILFREDO LEE / AP
Jose Tomas, 37, a volunteer worker for the Yellow Bait House in Key Largo, Fla., breaks up the boredom by fishing in a puddle along the Overseas Highway in front of the store Monday. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Fay is expected to near hurricane strength, which starts at windspeeds of 74 mph, when it reaches the Florida Keys later Monday. PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Men work Monday morning to make Little Switzerland jewelry store ready for Tropical Storm Fay in Key West. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Petra Perkins, left, gets a hug from friend Caterina Gomez as she departs on the last flight out of Key West International Airport Monday morning. The airport closed at 10 am, canceling all remaining flights for the day. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A man looks out at the ocean from an open hurricane shutter in Key West as Tropical Storm Fay approaches Florida. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A sign outside the Conch Republic Liquors store is shown Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 in Key West, Fla. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Fay is expected to near hurricane strength, which starts at windspeeds of 74 mph, when it reaches the Florida Keys later Monday. Aside from wind damage, most of the islands sit at sea level and could face some flooding from Fay's storm surge. WILFREDO LEE / AP
Surfers get a rare treat on South Beach as waves begin to break stronger while Tropical Storm Fay makes its wave to the U.S. mainland and South Florida. DAVID SANTIAGO / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF
Surfers get a rare treat on South Beach as waves begin to break stronger while Tropical Storm Fay makes its way to the U.S. mainland and South Florida. DAVID SANTIAGO / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF
Surfers get a rare treat on South Beach as waves begin to break stronger while Tropical Storm Fay makes its way to the U.S. mainland and South Florida. DAVID SANTIAGO / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF
North Miami Public Works Department prepared about 150 sandbags Monday morning for residents preparing for the arrival of Fay. CARLI TEPROFF / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Workers install hurricane shutters at a local business in Marathon Key, Fla., Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys. ALAN DIAZ / AP
The waters and winds were still at 10am in Key West as Tropical Storm Fay approaches Florida. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
The waters and winds were still at 10am in Key West as Tropical Storm Fay approaches. RONNA GRADUS / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
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