Bahamas Weather
News Item on newly formed Tropical Storm Gonzalo
By Bahamas Department Of Meteorology
Jul 22, 2020 - 11:26:34 AM

NEWS ITEM

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM GONZALO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT NOON, WEDNESDAY, 22ND JULY, 2020.

...GONZALO CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY…

AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GONZALO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 43.6 WEST.  GONZALO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR. A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

 

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS

22ND JULY 2020 @ 11:30 AM

 

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