Port is closed to incoming traffic without specific written approval by the COTP.

 

At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Debby was

located inland over southeastern Georgia near latitude 31.9 North,

longitude 81.3 West. Debby is moving toward the northeast near 6 mph

(9 km/h).  A slow motion toward the east and then north is expected

through Thursday night.  On the forecast track, the center of Debby

is expected to move offshore the coast of Georgia later today, drift

offshore through early Thursday, and then move inland over South

Carolina on Thursday.

 

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher

gusts. Some strengthening is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday

while Debby drifts offshore.

 

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km)

to the east of the center.  Sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h) 

and a gust to 48 mph (78 km/h) were recently reported at Winyah Bay

Light near Georgetown, South Carolina.

 

The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).