NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM TUESDAY 08TH, SEPTEMBER 2020
...PAULETTE SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PAULETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 44.3° WEST OR ABOUT 1350 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS OR ABOUT 1230 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
PAULETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H). A SLIGHTLY FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY AND SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEREAFTER.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2020.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: S. MATHER 08/09/2020