Bahamas Weather
12pm News Item on Hurricane Epsilon
By Bahamas Department of Meteorology
Oct 22, 2020 - 12:09:43 PM


NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EPSILON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12PM, THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2020.

...EPSILON HAS WEAKENED SINCE YESTERDAY BUT TROPICAL STORM

CONDITIONS STILL EXPECTED ON BERMUDA THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 61.2° WEST, OR ABOUT 235 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWARD MOTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, AND AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF EPSILON IS FORECAST TO MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO, BUT WELL TO THE EAST OF, BERMUDA LATER THIS EVENING.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH (150 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH WEAKENING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. MATHER

ISSUED: 22/10/2020 @11:40 AM

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