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TROPICAL STORM DEBBY ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN AUG 20 2000

...DEBBY...THE FOURTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON EAST OF 
THE LESSER ANTILLES...
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM...AND A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
A PORTION OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  49.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 775 MILES...1245 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.  RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL GIVE A
BETTER MEASUREMENT OF THE INTENSITY OF DEBBY TOMORROW.  DEBBY COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.3 N... 49.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 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 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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