NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM KAREN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM EDT, SUNDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2019.
…TROPICAL STORM KAREN FORMS JUST EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS…
…TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS…
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF KAREN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 60.2° WEST OR ABOUT MILES 100 MILES EAST OF GRENADA OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. VINCENT.
KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, KAREN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, AND EMERGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA MONDAY MORNING. ON TUESDAY, KAREN IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM SUNDAY.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTERS: K. WARD-FORBES
ISSUED: 22/09/19 @ 6AM
