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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6PM, TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2020. ...EPSILON CONTINUES STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 55.8° WEST,OR ABOUT 615 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY SLOWER WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD MOTION ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, EPSILON IS FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSER TO BERMUDA ON THURSDAY AND MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE ISLAND ON THURSDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND EPSILON IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM (WEDNESDAY). PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING ISSUED: 20/10/2020 @ 5:10 PM
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