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Last Updated: Oct 7, 2020 - 7:44:57 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE DELTA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2020.
...WEATHER QUICKLY DETERIORATING OVER THE NORTHEAST YUCATAN COAST WITH LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE AND STRONG WINDS ARRIVING SOON...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DELTAWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 86.4° WEST, OR ABOUT 35 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF COZUMEL, MEXICO.
DELTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A SLOWER NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY, AND A NORTHWARD MOTION IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF DELTA WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. DELTA IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, BE OVER THE SOUTHERN OR CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY, AND APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DELTA IS CURRENTLY A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 07/10/2020 @ 5:15 AM
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