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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
ALERT #6 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST 2020, AT 12 MIDNIGHT EDT. ...HEAVY RAINS FROM THE DEPRESSION EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ON FRIDAY... A TROPICAL STORM ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND, LONG CAY, AND SAMANA CAY. A TROPICAL STORM ALERT ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED WITHIN 60 HOURS. AT 11 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 56.4 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 445 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS, OR ABOUT 1,002 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, OR ABOUT 1,117 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA, OR ABOUT 1,457 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS BY LATE FRIDAY AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND THE DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS IN THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD BEGIN MAKING PREPARATIONS AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE ALERTS ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN WILL BE ISSUED AT 3:00 AM FRIDAY. ISSUED BY: ARNOLD KING
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