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Last Updated: Sep 7, 2020 - 2:00:30 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12AM, MONDAY 7THSEPTEMBER 2020
… NEW DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC…
… EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY…
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 41.5° WESTOR ABOUT 1160 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY. BY LATE TODAY AND TUESDAY, A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED, AND THAT MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER : C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 06/09/2020 @ 11:50 PM
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