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HURRICANE DEBBY ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED AUG 23 2000
 
...CORRECT SPELLING OF DEBBY IN HEADLINE...

...DEBBY CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...

HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND 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 HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA FOR THE
PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...HOLGUIN...AND LAS TUNAS AND WILL PROBABLY
BE EXTENDED WESTWARD LATER TODAY.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT OR
HAITI NORTH OF PORT AU PRINCE.
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  68.7 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES...320
KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.  THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 80
MILES...130 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PUNTA CANA IN THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
 
DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING
THE STORM NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...PARTICULARLY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE CENTER MOVES
NEAR THE COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
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.
 
THE LATEST CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIR CRAFT IS  995 MB...29.38 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 INCHES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEBBY.  THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...19.7 N... 68.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 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.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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