NEWS ITEM
AT 5 PM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SEBASTIEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 61.5° WEST, OR ABOUT 265 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
SEBASTIEN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SEBASTIEN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AND BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM (THURSDAY).
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER(S): C. WATSON-RAHMING/G. GREENE
ISSUED: 20/11/2019 @ 2250 UTC.
