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Last Updated: Jul 23, 2020 - 7:46:31 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GONZALO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6PM, WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY 2020.
…GONZALO MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS…
…EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY…
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 45.0 WEST, OR ABOUT 1110 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. GONZALO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR. A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF GONZALO WOULD APPROACH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM (THURSDAY).
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING
ISSUED: 22/07/2020 @ 5:30 PM
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