NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JERRY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM EDT, SUNDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2019.
…JERRY TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD …
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF JERRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 66.9° WEST OR ABOUT MILES 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST LATE ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JERRY IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR BERMUDA LATE TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE REMAIN NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM SUNDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTERS: K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: 22/09/19 @ 5:50 AM
