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6am News Items on TD Sally, Hurricane Teddy and TS Vicki,
By Bahamas Department of Meteorology
Sep 17, 2020 - 6:42:00 AM

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NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SALLY,ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2020.

…TROPICAL DEPRESSION SALLY STILL PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER EASTERN ALABAMA AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA…

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SALLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 85.7° WEST,OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH, AND A NORTHEASTWARD TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF SALLY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA THIS MORNING, OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND MOVE OVER SOUTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND SALLY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST NEWS ITEM ON THIS SYSTEM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING

ISSUED: 17/09/2020 @ 5:20 AM


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NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE TEDDY, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.

...TEDDY STRENGTHENS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC…
…EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY FRIDAY…

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TEDDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 52.3° WEST, OR ABOUT 625 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

TEDDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND TEDDY COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 PM.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING

ISSUED: 17/09/2020 @ 5:20 AM


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NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM VICKI, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6 AM, TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2020.

…VICKI EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM VICKI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 36.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 925 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

VICKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST IS FORECAST LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A WEST-SOUTHWEST MOTION ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST, AND VICKY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TODAY, AND A REMNANT LOW TONIGHT.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING

ISSUED: 17/09/2020 @ 5:20 AM



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