NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT NOON EDT, WEDNESDAY, 27TH JUNE, 2012.
… DEBBY MOVING AWAY FROM FLORIDA … HEAVY RAINS THREAT DECREASING…
AT 11:00 AM EDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 °N AND LONGITUDE 79.8 °W OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NEAR 10 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…DEBBY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM EDT.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: GEOFFREY GREENE
(11:45AM EDT WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE 2012).
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