NEWS ITEM ON
HURRICANE TEDDY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM, MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2020.
...LARGE HURRICANE TEDDY NOW HEADING NORTH...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FORECAST ALONG WESTERN ATLANTIC BEACHES FOR SEVERAL DAYS...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TEDDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 63.2° WEST, OR ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. TEDDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. ALTHOUGH SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN HEADING ARE LIKELY, THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GENERALLY NORTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE CENTER OF TEDDY WILL PASS EAST OF BERMUDA TODAY AND THEN APPROACH NOVA SCOTIA LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MID-WEEK, BUT THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE TUESDAY, THEN BECOME A STRONG POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE WHEN IT NEARS NOVA SCOTIA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. SEARS
ISSUED: 21/09/2020 @ 5:30 AM
NEWS ITEM ON
TROPICAL STORM BETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2020.
...BETA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING...
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 95.1° WEST, OR ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH OF GALVESTON, TEXAS OR ABOUT 95 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS.
BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF BETA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL COAST OF TEXAS AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INLAND BY TONIGHT. BETA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN CLOSE TO THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE BETA REACHES THE TEXAS COAST. WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED ONCE BETA MOVES INLAND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. SEARS
ISSUED: 21/09/2020 @ 5:30 AM
