NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM MARCO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6 PM EDT, SATURDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2020.
...BIG CHANGES TO THIS AFTERNOON'S FORECAST FOR MARCO...
...STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE WATCHES ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 85.7° WESTOR 50 MILES WEST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.
MARCO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY AND IS FORECAST TO REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND MARCO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM SUNDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/M. BUTLER
22NDAUGUST, 2020 @ 5:O5 PM
