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Last Updated: Oct 22, 2020 - 7:44:01 AM |
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EPSILON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2020.
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA TODAY...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 60.9° WEST, OR ABOUT 415 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWARD MOTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, AND AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF EPSILON IS FORECAST TO MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO, BUT WELL TO THE EAST OF, BERMUDA LATER THIS EVENING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 22/10/2020 @ 5:10 AM
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