Bahamas Weather
6am News Item on Tropical Storm Josephine - Aug. 15
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Aug 15, 2020 - 6:05:56 AM

NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY 15 TH , AUGUST 2020

… AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE JOSEPHINE LATER THIS MORNING …

AT 5:00 AM AST , THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 ° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.4° WEST OR ABOUT 310 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT ENCOUNTERS UNFAVORABLE UPPER - LEVEL WINDS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 PM

PREPARED BY FORECASTER : ANASTASHIA FERNANDER

15/08/2020 09:30Z

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