NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 5:00 AM SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST 2020.
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY.
AT 6:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 21.6 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE WESTNORTHWEST OR WEST IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS LATER TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY.
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS
ISSUED: SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST 2020 @6AM.
