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LOVE DEBBY

Aug 23, 5:36 AM EDT

Debby strengthens in eastern Atlantic

Aug 23, 5:36 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical Storm Debby continued to gain strength Wednesday off the coast of Cape Verde in the eastern Atlantic, forecasters said.

At 5 a.m. EDT, the storm was centered 385 miles west northwest of the southernmost Cape Verde and was moving toward the west-northwest at speeds of near 16 mph. This general direction was expected to continue for the next 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm had maximum sustained winds near 45 mph, with slow strengthening forecast for the next 24 hours.

Cape Verde is 350 miles off the African coast.

[CubanMustGo]

Debbie isn't a threat to anyone as it will curve north and come close to nothing. As commentary on wunderground.com points out:


All of the models now have the storm recurving northwards well east of Bermuda early next week, as a trough of low pressure picks up the storm.

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However, there is a wave just north of South America that bears watching.


A tropical wave near 10N 47W has developed some rotation at mid levels, and is a threat to develop into a tropical depression later this week. NHC has assigned this disturbance the name "Invest 97L", and has tentatively tasked the Hurricane Hunters to investigate it on Thursday afternoon. There have been some intermittent bursts of heavy thunderstorm activity this afternoon near the center of circulation, but the cloud pattern is very disorganized at present. Wind shear is about 10-15 knots, the waters underneath are warm, and the wind shear is forecast to remain low for the next week along the system's path. The main impediment to development in the next two days will be the large area of dry air and Saharan dust to the wave's north. The system should move through the Lesser Antilles Islands on Thursday. The GFS and NOGAPS models hint at development in the Central Caribbean by Saturday, and a possible threat to Jamaica, Cuba, and Hispanolia by Sunday. We'll have to watch this system carefully, it has the potential to be trouble.

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[George W Bush]

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