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#521579 (Received by flhurricane at: 5:08 PM 26.Jun.2012) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DEBBY ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042012 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...DEBBY MAKES LANDFALL NEAR STEINHATCHEE...COASTAL AND INLAND FLOODING THREATS REMAIN... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.5N 83.4W ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM NNW OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM MEXICO BEACH TO WEST OF STEINHATCHEE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM STEINHATCHEE TO ENGLEWOOD FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT DEBBY HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR STEINHATCHEE FLORIDA. AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED ON THE COAST NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. DEBBY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. DEBBY HAS BEEN MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. AN EASTWARD OR EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEBBY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM SURGE...EVEN THOUGH DEBBY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING WATERS DURING THE NEXT HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING...WITH LEVELS SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT OCCURRED ON MONDAY. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND... APALACHEE BAY AND THE NATURE COAST...2 TO 4 FT SOUTH OF THE NATURE COAST INCLUDING TAMPA BAY...1 TO 3 FT THE DEEPEST WATER WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. RAINFALL...DEBBY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES. ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN FLORIDA. TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM EDT. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/FRANKLIN |