NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY 26TH, JULY 2020.
…HANNA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO….
…HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO…
AT 5:00 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 100.6° WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF MONTERREY MEXICO.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CENTER OF HANNA MOVES FURTHER INLAND. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY NIGHT.
THIS IS THE LAST NEWS ITEM TO BE ISSED ON THIS SYSTEM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: SUNDAY, 26TH JULY 2020 @ 5:55PM
