000 WTNT64 KNHC 050953 TCUAT4 Hurricane Debby Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL042024 600 AM EDT Mon Aug 05 2024 ...DEBBY VERY NEAR LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE IN PORTIONS OF FLORIDA AND MAJOR FLOODING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES... Doppler radar images from Tallahassee indicate that Debby is close to making landfall in the Florida Big Bend region. The northern and eastern portions of the eyewall are already onshore and the hurricane will be making landfall later this morning. Data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunters indicate that the minimum pressure is around 979 mb (28.91 in) and the maximum winds are still estimated to be around 80 mph (130 km/h). A National Ocean Service Tide station in Cedar Key recently reported a water level of 4.6 ft above Mean Higher High Water. Tropical Cyclone Updates will continue through landfall. SUMMARY OF 600 AM EDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.6N 83.7W ABOUT 60 MI...80 KM NW OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Alaka
Hurricane Debby Update Statement
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Aug