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6 pm News Items on Tropical Storms Jerry and Karen
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Sep 22, 2019 - 6:00:10 PM
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JERRY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2019
… JERRY SHOWING LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH…
AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JERRYWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7°NORTHAND LONGITUDE 66.9° WEST OR ABOUT 406 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY AND TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JERRY IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR BERMUDA TUESDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM MONDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 22/09/19 @5:30 PM
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM KAREN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2019
… GUSTY WINDS AND FLOODING RAINS STILL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS …
AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORMKAREN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 62.7° WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRENADA AND ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ST.CROIX.
KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR LATER TONIGHT OR ON MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF KAREN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM MONDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 22/09/19 @5:30 PM
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