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HURRICANE DEBBY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST WED AUG 23 2000

...DEBBY MOVING CLOSER TO THE NORTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL
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 HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA FOR THE
PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...HOLGUIN...AND LAS TUNAS AND PROBABLY BE
EXTENDED WESTWARD LATER TODAY.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT OR HAITI
NORTH OF PORT AU PRINCE.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  68.1 WEST OR ABOUT 240
MILES...385 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK.
 
DEBBY HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST DURING THE
PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK NEAR
17 MPH...27 KM/HR WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LATER
TODAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST WHILE
DEBBY IS NORTH OF HISPANIOLA.
 
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.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY EXTRAPOLATED
A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38 IN. 
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH
DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING
AREAS.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES AND AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEBBY.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...19.5 N... 68.1 W.  MOVEMENT
BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM AST.

FORECASTER BEVEN
  
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