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Last Updated: Sep 16, 2019 - 7:11:39 AM |
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE HUMBERTO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM EDT, MONDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2019.
...HUMBERTO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN......LARGE SWELLS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
COASTLINE...
AT 5AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 77.3° WEST OR ABOUT 760 MILES WEST OF BERMUDA.
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. AN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF HUMBERTO IS FORECAST TO APPROACH BERMUDA LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
16/09/2019 @ 5:30 AM
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