Bahamas Weather
6am News Item on Tropical Storm Josephine
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Aug 14, 2020 - 6:20:58 AM

NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 AM EDT FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2020.

… JOSEPHINE CONTINUES ON ITS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC …

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 °NORTHAND LONGITUDE 53.3° WEST OR ABOUT 680 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. ON THIS 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 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/ M. BUTLER

ISSUED: 14/08/20 @ 5:37 AM

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