NEWS ITEM ON POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, 6:00 AM FRIDAY 13TH, NOVEMBER 2020
…ETA BECOMES AN EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW …
AT 4:00 AM EST, THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 °NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.8 ° WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 21 MILES PER HOUR. ETA IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALL PULL AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ETA COULD INTENSIFY A LITTLE AS A NON-TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A LARGER NON-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON SATURDAY.
THIS IS THE LAST NEWS ITEM THAT WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER
13/11/2020 09:45 UTC
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM THETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY 13TH, NOVEMBER 2020.
…THETA CONTINUES EASTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH …
AT 9:00 AM GMT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM THETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 24.9° WEST OR ABOUT 445 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE AXORES.
THETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 12 MILES PER HOUR.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THETA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY AND DISSIPATE IN 5 DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 PM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER
13/11/2020 09:37 UTC
