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TROPICAL STORM GAMMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2020.
...GAMMA EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF
YUCATAN TUESDAY...
...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF
YUCATAN...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GAMMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 87.6° WESTOR ABOUT 145 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF COZUMEL, MEXICO.
GAMMA IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH OR WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF GAMMA SHOULD MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN INLAND THROUGH THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST, AND GAMMA IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE TO A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON WEDNESDAY. DISSIPATION OF THE LOW SHOULD OCCUR ON FRIDAY.
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 05/10/20 @ 11:15 AM
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TROPICAL STORM DELTA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER, 2020.
...DELTA STRENGTHENING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DELTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 78.6° WESTOR ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTH OF NEGRIL, JAMAICA.
TROPICAL STORM DELTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH
AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST LATER TODAY. A FASTER NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. DELTA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT AND BE OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND DELTA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY BEFORE IT NEARS WESTERN CUBA.
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 05/10/20 @ 11:05 AM
