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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2020 - 6:59:19 AM |
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EPSILON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2020.
...EPSILON HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED...
...BUT THIS STRENGTHENING TREND SHOULD BEGIN TO EASE SOON...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.3° WEST, OR ABOUT 450 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. AND THIS
MOTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY THURSDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF EPSILON IS FORECAST TO MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY, FOLLOWED BY LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. SEARS
ISSUED: 21/10/2020 @ 5:35 AM
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