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Last Updated: Aug 16, 2020 - 11:25:51 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 AM EDT SUNDAY, 16TH AUGUST, 2020.
...JOSEPHINE LOSING ORGANIZATION AS IT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 64.0° WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN JAUN, PUERTO.
JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT, WITH JOSEPHINE FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN AND RECURVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKING IS FORECAST AND JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW OR DISSIPATE BY MONDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON TODAY.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: A. KING ISSUED AT 5:45 AM EDT 16/08/2020
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