Bahamas Weather
12 pm News Item on Tropical Storm Jerry
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Sep 21, 2019 - 12:20:35 PM

NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JERRY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON EDT, SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2019

…  CENTER OF JERRY PASSING WELL NORTH OF PUERTO RICO…

AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF JERRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE °22.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 65.0° WEST OR ABOUT MILES 710 MILES  SOUTH OF BERMUDA, 391 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK AND ABOUT 260 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.

JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. JERRY IS FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWARD ON SUNDAY AND THEN ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JERRY WILL CONTINUE TO PASS WELL NORTH OF PUERTO RICO TODAY AND PASS WELL EAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE

ISSUED: 21/09/19 @ 11:05 AM

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