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Last Updated: Aug 14, 2020 - 5:29:14 PM |
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NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6PM EDT FRIDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 2020.
...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS CENTER OF JOSEPHINE A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE NORTH...
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 56.1° WEST OR ABOUT 460 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. AFTER THAT, JOSEPHINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS IT ENCOUNTERS UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: A. KING ISSUED AT 5:30 PM EDT 14/08/2020
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