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TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILFRED ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020.
...WILFRED WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE OPEN
ATLANTIC...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 44.2° WESTOR ABOUT 1340 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH . WILFRED SHOULD SLOW ITS FORWARD SPEED WHILE HEADING TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL DISSIPATION.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WILFRED SHOULD WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 20/9/20 @ 11:31 AM
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TROPICAL STORM BETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON, SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020.
...BETA TRUDGING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE TEXAS COAST...
...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FINDS NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 93.0° WESTOR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH . A SLIGHTLY FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A SLOW DOWN AND A TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF BETA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST OF TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INLAND MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT, AND REMAIN CLOSE TO THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY,
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE BETA REACHES THE TEXAS COAST. WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED ONCE BETA MOVES INLAND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 20/9/20 @ 11:41 AM
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HURRICANE TEDDY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020.
...TEDDY RESUMES A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION, TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA STARTING TONIGHT...
...RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG WESTERN ATLANTIC BEACHES FOR SEVERAL DAYS...
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TEDDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 62.8° WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. TEDDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THEN TEDDY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE GENERALLY NORTHWARD FOR ANOTHER COUPLE DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TEDDY WILL APPROACH BERMUDA TONIGHT, AND THE CENTER SHOULD PASS EAST OF THE ISLAND MONDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TEDDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE THROUGH MONDAY, THEN BECOME A STRONG POST TROPICAL CYCLONE ON TUESDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 20/9/20 @ 11:47 AM
