Bahamas Weather
12pm News Item on Tropical Depression Omar
By Bahamas Department of Meteorology
Sep 4, 2020 - 12:33:17 PM

NEWS ITEM

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION OMAR ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 12PM, FRIDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.

…OMAR COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW AT ANY TIME…

AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OMAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 57.8° WESTOR 450 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 6 MILES PER HOUR. A NORTHEAST TO NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY TONIGHT AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. OMAR COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW AT ANY TIME TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: GREGORY D. THOMPSON
4TH SEPTEMBER, 2020 @ 11:45 AM

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