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HURRICANE DEBBY ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE AUG 22 2000
 
...DEBBY CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS...

AT 5 AM AST...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.  THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS
CHANGED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FROM
GUADELOUPE NORTH AND NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE BRITISH AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO AND ITS SURROUNDING ISLANDS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HAITI NORTH OF PORT
AU PRINCE.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA.
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.6 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES...65
KM...SOUTHEAST OF ST. MAARTEN.
 
DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 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...HIGHER OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE STORM.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...17.7 N... 62.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 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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