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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2020 - 12:41:53 PM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM THETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12PM, FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2020.
..THETA STILL CONTINUES EASTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH…
AT 10 AM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM THETAWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 23.8° WEST, OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE AZORES.
THETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST ALONG WITH A SLOWING OF FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. A CONTINUED SLOW EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY A TURN SHARPLY TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND THETA SHOULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECA
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTY-ONE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 12PM, FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2020.
..NEW DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA…
…EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND APPROACH CENTRAL AMERICA AS A HURRICANE EARLY NEXT WEEK…
AT 10 AM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTY-ONE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 74.3° WEST, OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND APPROACH THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND NORTHEASTERN HONDURAS LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THE SYSTEM COULD BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT APPROACHES CENTRAL AMERICA.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 13/11/2020 @ 11:00 AM
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