THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM, WEDNESDAY, 21ST JULY, 2020.
...SMALL DEPRESSION CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.4° WEST OR 1285 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR. A GENERALLY WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. MATHER
22ND JULY 2020 @ 5:45 AM
