Port Alert
Charleston, SC
August 04, 2024
Notices
As of 1600 hrs the port of Charleston status was set to Condition x-RAY due to the potential impact from Tropical Storm Debby. Will revert with additional updates as received.
At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Debby was
located near latitude 27.7 North, longitude 84.4 West. Debby is
moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h). A gradual decrease
in forward speed with a turn toward the northeast and east is
expected on Monday and Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center
will move across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico through tonight and
reach the Florida Big Bend coast around midday Monday. Debby is
then expected to move slowly across northern Florida and southern
Georgia Monday and Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher
gusts. Rapid strengthening is forecast, and Debby is expected to
become a hurricane tonight, with additional strengthening likely
before it reaches the Florida Big Bend coast on Monday. Weakening
is expected on Monday and Tuesday after Debby moves inland.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)
from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb (29.30 inches).
