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Last Updated: Nov 2, 2020 - 9:22:51 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM MONDAY 02ND NOVEMBER 2020
..ETA BECOMES A HURRICANE...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, DAMAGING WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA...
AT 4:00 AM EST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ETAWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 80.9° WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES EAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER.
ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF ETA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF NICARAGUA THIS AFTERNOON AND MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NICARAGUA BY EARLY TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING, POSSIBLY RAPID, IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY, AND ETA COULD BE A MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN LANDFALL OCCURS BY EARLY TUESDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 02/11/2020 @ 5:18 AM
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