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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2020 - 7:38:20 AM |
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NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GAMMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 AM SATURDAY 03RD OCTOBER 2020.
...GAMMA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREAT...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GAMMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4°NORTHAND LONGITUDE 86.9° WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
GAMMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 9 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE AT A SLOWER SPEED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF GAMMA SHOULD MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE GAMMA MAKES LANDFALL ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. AFTER LANDFALL, A SLIGHT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED.
THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
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