NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON
HURRICANE TEDDY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY 19TH, SEPTEMBER 2020
…LARGE SWELLS THAT CAN CAUSE RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC COASTS, INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS, THROUGH THE WEEKEND…
AT 5:00 AM AST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TEDDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.2° WEST OR ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
TEDDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TEDDY WILL APPROACH BERMUDA ON SUNDAY AND MOVE NEAR OR EAST OF THE ISLAND LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 PM PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER 19/09/2020 09:40 UTC
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM BETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020. ...BETA IS NOW MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE TEXAS COAST...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 92.7° WEST OR ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). A SLIGHTLY FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A SLOW DOWN AND A TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF BETA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST OF TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INLAND MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH (95 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE BETA REACHES THE TEXAS COAST. WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED ONCE BETA MOVES INLAND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. MATHER
ISSUED: 20/9/20@5:45 AM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM WILFRED ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2020. ...WILFRED WILTING IN THE FACE OF HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.0° WEST OR ABOUT 1200 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE WEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED. WILFRED IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST MORE THAN ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS AND COULD DISSIPATE AS SOON AS LATER TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. MATHER
ISSUED: 20/9/20@2150 UTC
