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Last Updated: Sep 2, 2020 - 9:37:04 AM |
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM OMAR ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2020.
...OMAR TOUGHING IT OUT AGAINST STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OMAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2°NORTHAND LONGITUDE 68.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
OMAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST IS FORECAST BY THIS EVENING, WITH A REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED OCCURRING THROUGH FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN BY THURSDAY, WITH OMAR LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 02/09/20 @ 5:05 AM
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