NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 A M FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST 2020 .
...LAURA LOOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS …
…FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES…
AT 5 :00 A M E DT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 3 5 . 8 ° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 91.5° WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE OR ABOUT 175 MILES WEST - SOUTHWEST OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH EAST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR AND T HIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EAST-NORTHEASTERLY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY, WITH SOME ACCELERATION EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS A R E NEAR 3 0 MILES P ER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY, WITH STRENGTHENING EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS LAURA MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 :00 P M .
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER : K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: FRIDAY, 28 TH AU GUST, 2020 @ 5:50 A M
