NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2020.
...ETA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA...
AT 5 AM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 87.0° WEST, OR ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH OF LA CEIBA, HONDURAS.
ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH, AND THEN THE NORTHEAST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ETA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS HONDURAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, AND EMERGE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY TONIGHT. ETA IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND WESTERN OR CENTRAL CUBA THIS WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ETA WILL LIKELY DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW OR TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST ONCE THE CENTER OF ETA MOVES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. SEARS
ISSUED: 05/11/2020 @ 5:30 AM
