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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEENISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 PM, FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST 2020. …TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO... AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 84.3° WEST,OR ABOUT 255 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL, MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A SLOWER NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN SPEED BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY. THE CENTER WILL THEN CROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT. PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING/K. WARD-FORBES ISSUED: 21/08/2020 @ 5:20 PM
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