PHILADELPHIA - A Tropical Storm Warning has been expanded southward as Fay brings gusty winds and heavy rain bands ashore Friday morning.The National Hurricane Center's special advisory at 8 a.m.
was issued because tropical storm conditions are now expected to occur over portions of the Delaware coast as well as New Jersey and points to the north.The low pressure system became a tropical storm Thursday off the coast of North Carolina and continues moving due north, now pacing at 10 mph.
The max sustained winds are blowing at 50 MPH, and the minimum pressure is 999 mb.Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center.AdvertisementA wind gust to 39 mph was recorded before 8 a.m.