Debby Weakens Temporarily
11:08 AM EDT - 23 August 2000
5PM Update:
The NHC lowered windspeed to 50MPH, but Debby is still not looking good at all. If it goes into Cuba I doubt it can survive. The other choices are going north or south of Cuba, and that's about a 50/50 shot for either. Debby did the unexpected, will the unexpected happen again?
1PM Update:
Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for all non-Florida Keys residents in the Florida Keys effective at Noon Today
Debby is encountering more sheer and land effects, and isn't looking as good as it did before. The center of cirulation is on the west side of the convection, so it is having trouble again. Debby looks like it won't restrengthen until tomorrow. This is an unexpected twist in the story of Debby (or at least, I didn't expect this) and the storm may wind up repositioning itself to survive, if it survives. Thanks Steve H. & Brian for bringing this to our attention.
Alberto has become Extratropical as well and is no longer being tracked.
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NRL Monterey Marine Meteorology Division Forecast Track of Debby (Good Forecast Track Graphic)Satellite images at: [N.A. visible] (visible -- Daytime Only) [N.A. infrared] (infrared), and [N.A. water vapor] (water vapor)--Nasa source.
Some Forecast models: (NGM, AVN, MRF, ECMWF, ETA)- [mac]