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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON EDT SUNDAY, 16TH AUGUST, 2020. ...JOSEPHINE CONTINUES TO LOSE ORGANIZATION AS IT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 65.0° WESTOR ABOUT 155 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO. JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT, WITH JOSEPHINE OR ITS REMNANTS FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN AND RECURVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW OR DISSIPATE BY MONDAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM TODAY. PREPARED BY FORECASTER: M. BUTLER/I MC KENZIE ISSUED AT 12 NOON EDT 16/08/2020
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