Tropical Storm Debby in Gulf

Tropical Storm Debby

4th Named Storm of
Atlantic Hurricane Season

Cruise Ship Impact    Current Watches & Warnings

 

500 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012
 
...DEBBY LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...NOW A POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE...

We have been tracking this developing storm for a few days now. The low pressure was building in the Gulf of Mexico.  There were two forces which potentially could determine the strength and direction of the storm.  Before becoming a Tropical Storm, Debby was influenced by the jet stream coming down from Canada and a high pressure system coming from the west.

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 Cruise Ship Impact

UPDATE: 28 June

Holland America Line Veendam is being impacted by post-tropical storm Debby.   The ship has left Bermuda a day earlier than scheduled due to the approaching storm.  Remnants of Debby were located 300 miles west of Bermuda when the ship prepared to depart for New York.

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Carnival Ecstasy, which departed Port Canaveral, FL. on Saturday, has rearranged port order to avoid the tropical storm.  Revised itinerary is as follows:

• Nassau, Bahamas Sunday (instead of Key West)
• Freeport, Bahamas Monday (instead of at sea)
• Key West Tuesday
• At Sea Wednesday; Returning as scheduled on Thursday

Carnival Freedom cancelled scheduled call in Key West, Monday June 25th.  It will have an unscheduled stop in Cozumel, Mexico on Tuesday rather than 2 sea days before continuing the remaining ports of call.

Carnival Paradise arrived in Tampa,FL Monday two hours behind schedule due to the inability to have the pilot board the ship.

SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.6N 81.0W
ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM SE OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS


THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS. 

 

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

STORM SURGE...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW ALONG
THE SOUTHWESTERN AND NORTHEASTERN COASTS OF FLORIDA SHOULD SUBSIDE
LATER TODAY. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE LINGERING
RAIN BANDS...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA.   

HISTORICAL DATA:   Graphics    Storm Archive   

400 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012
 
...TROPICAL STORM DEBBY FORMS IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE LOUISIANA
COAST...

1000 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTH FLORIDA... 

500 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...DEBBY BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AS IT REACHES THE EAST COAST OF
NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA...