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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6PM, MONDAY 9THNOVEMBER 2020. ...ETA MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO… …EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STRENGTHEN SOME TONIGHT AND TUESDAY… AT 4 PM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ETAWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.7° NORTHAND LONGITUDE 84.8° WEST, OR ABOUT 125 MILES NORTH OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA . ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH, AND THIS MOTION WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FOREWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LITTLE OVERALL MOTION IS FORECAST ON TUESDAY AND A SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ETA WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM (TUESDAY). PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING ISSUED: 09/11/2020 @ 5:00 PM
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