NEWS
ITEM ON
HURRICANE NICOLE ISSUED BY
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT
6AM SUNDAY 16TH
OCTOBER 2016.
… HURRICANE NICOLE GENERATING LARGE
SWELLS IN THE ATLANTIC …
AT
5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 39.2°NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 47.7° WEST OR ABOUT 585 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
NICOLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 6
MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY.
MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS, BUT NICOLE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH THROUGH
MONDAY.
THE
NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT
NOON.
PREPARED
BY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON
16/10/2016
1000UTC.