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ROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWENTY TWO ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.
...SLOW MOVING DEPRESSION CLOSE TO BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM. AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWENTY TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.8° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 93.9° WEST OR ABOUT 275 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TAMPICO, MEXICO. THE DEPRESION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT, ANDTHIS MOTION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM. PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS ISSUED: 18/9/20@1550UTC
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TROPICAL STORM WILFRED ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON, FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2020.
...WILFRED FORMS IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC THIS NOW CAUSES US TO REVERT TO THE GREEK ALPHABET FOR THE REST OF THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON…
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 32.4° WEST OR ABOUT 630 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGHTENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND WEAKENING SHOULD START THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS ISSUED: 18/9/20@1550 UTC
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HURRICANE TEDDY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.
...POWERFUL TEDDY CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC….WITH LARGE SWELLS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC….
AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TEDDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 56.1° WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES EAST –NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
TEDDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TEDDY WILL BE APPROACHING BERMUDA LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TEDDY IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND A WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE THIS WEEKEND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS
ISSUED: 18/9/20 @1550UTC
