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Last Updated: Aug 24, 2020 - 8:52:45 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM MARCO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 AM MONDAY 24TH AUGUST 2020.
… ...HURRICANE WARNINGS DISCONTINUED FOR MARCO BUT DANGEROUS STORM SURGE STILL ANTICIPATED...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 88.2° WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
MARCO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED, AND MARCO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY AND DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/ M. BUTLER
ISSUED: 24/08/20 @ 5:11 AM
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