THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE, AT 6AM, THURSDAY, 23RD JULY, 2020.
…HEAVY RAINS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF TEXAS BY THIS WEEKEND…
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 90.0° WEST OR 425 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PORT OCONNOR, TEXAS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND FRIDAY AND MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE TEXAS COAST ON SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED, AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN A DAY OR SO.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: THURSDAY, 23RD JULY 2020 @ 5:45AM
