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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12 PM MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2020 ...DEPRESSION ALMOST A TROPICAL STORM...
...FORECAST TO BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 21.2° WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES EAST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H) AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO PASS NEAR OR OVER THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM. PREPARED BY FORECASTER: S. MATHER ISSUED: 07/09/2020 @ 11:40 AM
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