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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 12PM, THURSDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER, 2020. …ETA IS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA…EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA ON FRIDAY… AT 10:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 87.8° WEST OR 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA CEIBA, HONDURAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THEN THE NORTHEAST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ETA IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND WESTERN OR CENTRAL CUBA THIS WEEKEND. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER THAT ETA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM. PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: GREGORY D. THOMPSON 5TH NOVEMBER, 2020 @ 11:35 AM
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