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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12 PM MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2020. ...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.2° WEST OR ABOUT 1205 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. PAULETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MODEST ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM. PREPARED BY FORECASTER: S. MATHER ISSUED: 07/09/2020 @ 11:40 AM
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