NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY 03RD, NOVEMBER 2020.
…EXXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ETA VERY NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA …
AT 4:00 AM EST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 83.1° WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA.
ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 5 MILES PER HOUR. ON THIE FORECASTED TRECK THE CENTER OF ETA IS EXPECTED TOMAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA WITHIN A FEW HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 150 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 PM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER
09:49 UTC 03/11/2020
