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6pm News Item on Tropical Storm Dorian
Aug 25, 2019 - 6:00:10 PM

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NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM DORIAN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST 2019.

 ...DORIAN STRENGTHENING....NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...

AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 °NORTH AND LONGITUDE 54.2° WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BARBADOS.

DORIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND DORIAN COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY TUESDAY OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM MONDAY 26TH AUGUST 2019

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER

ISSUED: 25/08/19 @ 5:30 PM

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