Bahamas Weather
12pm News Item on Tropical Storm Kyle - Aug. 15
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Aug 15, 2020 - 11:56:00 AM

NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM KYLE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON, SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2020.

…TROPICAL STORM KYLE HEADING OUT TO SEA…

AT 11 AM AST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 65.6° WEST,OR ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TO THE EAST IS EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE KYLE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL LATER THIS WEEKEND.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.

 

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING/K. WARD-FORBES

ISSUED: 15/08/2020 @ 11:10 AM

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