NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM EDT MONDAY, 31ST AUGUST, 2020.
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFFSHORE OF NORTH CAROLINA BUT EXPECTED TO STAY AWAY FROM LAND…
AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.5° WEST OR ABOUT 305 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H) AND A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY, BUT LITTLE, IF ANY, ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM TUESDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES ISSUED: 31/08/20 @ 5:25PM
