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Last Updated: Aug 16, 2020 - 11:17:48 AM |
NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6PM, SATURDAY, 15TH AUGUST, 2020.
…CENTER OF JOSEPHINE CONTINUING TO PASS NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS…
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 61.6° WESTOR 160 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JOSEPHINE IS NOW IN AN AREA OF UNFAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM SUNDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: GREGORY D. THOMPSON
15TH AUGUST, 2020 @ 5:45 PM
NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM KYLE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6PM, SATURDAY, 15THAUGUST, 2020.
…KYLE EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL SOON…
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 63.2° WESTOR 715 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY OR EARLY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. KYLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL OVERNIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM SUNDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: GREGORY D. THOMPSON
15TH AUGUST, 2020 @ 5:45 PM
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