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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM MARCO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT NOON EDT, SATURDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2020. ...MARCO STRENGTHENING QUICKLY…FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY… AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 85.3° WEST OR 105 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
MARCO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND MARCO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
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