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Bahamas Weather
6PM News Item on Hurricane Lorenzo
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Sep 30, 2019 - 6:05:50 PM


NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE LORENZO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 PM, MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019. 

…VERY LARGE LORENZO HEADING TOWARDS THE AZORES…

AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LORENZO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.1° WEST OR ABOUT 990 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

LORENZO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MILES PER HOUR.  A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT, WITH AN INCREASING FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF LORENZO IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE WESTERN AZORES EARLY ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO RESUME ON TUESDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM.

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: S. SEARS / K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: 30/09/2019 @ 2145 UTC.

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