As of 1200 hrs the Port of Jacksonville has been upgraded to port status “Yankee”
Port is closed to incoming traffic without specific written approval by the COTP. All ship-to-shore cargo operations must stop 6 hours prior to setting
Port Condition ZULU. All vessels must put to sea unless in receipt of specific written approval from the COTP to remain in port.
At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Debby was
located near latitude 30.2 North, longitude 83.2 West. Debby is
moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph (13 km/h). A gradual
decrease in forward speed with a turn toward the east is expected
later today and Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center will
move across southeastern Georgia tonight and Tuesday, and move
offshore of the South Carolina coast by late Tuesday and Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph (110 km/h)
with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the
next 48 hours.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)
from the center. An observing station at Live Oak East recently
reported a wind gust to 54 mph (87 km/h). A Weather Flow site near
the entrance to the St. Johns River in Jacksonville reported a wind
gust to 48 mph (77 km/h) during the last hour.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 983 mb (29.03 inches).