Bahamas Weather
11am News Item on Hurricane Laura
By Bahamas Department of Meteorology
Aug 27, 2020 - 11:07:25 AM



ITEM ON HURRICANE LAURA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION , AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST 2020

… DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL SPREADING INLAND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND HIGH WATER LEVELS PERSIST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST…

AT 1 0 :00 AM CDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LAUR A WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 ° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 93.1 ° WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES NW OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA , OR ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA .

LAURA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 16 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF LAURA IS FORE CAST TO MOVE OVER ARKANSAS TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND LAURA IS EXPECT ED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 PM

PREPARED BY FORECASTER : ANASTASHIA FERNANDER

27/08/20

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