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Last Updated: Oct 7, 2020 - 4:17:27 PM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE DELTA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12 PM, WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2020.
...CENTER OF DELTA ABOUT TO EMERGE OFF THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA......STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WATCHES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF COAST...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DELTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 88.0° WEST, OR ABOUT 65 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO CATOCHE MEXICO.
DELTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH (28 KM/H). A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY, AND A FASTER NORTHWARD TO NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF DELTA WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, BE OVER
THE SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY, AND APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITHIN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. RE-STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST WHEN THE HURRICANE MOVES OVER
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY, AND DELTA
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE AGAIN. SOME WEAKENING IS
IS FORECAST AS DELTA APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON FRIDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. MATHER
ISSUED: 07/10/2020 @ 11:15 AM
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