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TROPICAL STORM DEBBY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  18A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2000

...POORLY DEFINED DEBBY PASSING JUST SOUTH OF EASTERN CUBA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA
FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...HOLGUIN...AND LAS TUNAS...BUT WILL
LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES
OF CAMAGUEY...CIEGO DE AVILA...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...AND GRANMA.  THIS
WATCH COULD BE SHIFTED WESTWARD LATER TODAY.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.1 WEST
OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA.

DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...29 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON
THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF EASTERN
CUBA TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FURTHER WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE...AND DEBBY COULD BE
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER IS 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES.
 
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 TO 15 INCHES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEBBY.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.  HEAVY RAINS ARE
CURRENTLY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI...
AND ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EASTERN CUBA TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...19.8 N... 75.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 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 EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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