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HURRICANE DEBBY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 PM AST TUE AUG 22 2000

...DEBBY BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO...HAS NOT
STRENGTHENED...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND FOR THE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
PUERTO RICO AND ITS SURROUNDING ISLANDS.  THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY
BE DISCONTINUED LATER TONIGHT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
HAITI NORTH OF PORT AU PRINCE.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA FOR THE
PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...HOLGUIN...AND LAS TUNAS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
 
AT 7 PM AST...2300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  66.5 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...
100 KM...NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
 
DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...29 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF DEBBY WILL BE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE
NORTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND APPROACHING THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO THE TO OCCUR OVER
HIGHER TERRAIN.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.
 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. 

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH
DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREAS.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...AND AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. 
THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD
SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 7 PM AST POSITION...19.2 N... 66.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 9 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM
AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH