NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST, 2020.
…DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW OR DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT…
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 23.5° WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES NORTH OF CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. THE WEAK SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TURN WEST-NORTHWESTWARD BEFORE IT DISSIPATES TO THE NORTH OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW OR DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM SUNDAY, IF NECESSARY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES ISSUED: SATURDAY, 1ST AUGUST, 2020 @ 5:45PM
