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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, SUNDAY 1STNOVEMBER 2020. ...ETA CONTINUES WESTWARD… …EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN… AT 4 AM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ZETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 75.7° WEST,OR ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA. ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH, AND THIS MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SLOWER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE NORTHERN COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS BY TUESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND ETA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON. PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING ISSUED: 01/11/2020 @ 5:00 AM
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