NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION SEVEN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST
OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 PM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016.
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…NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS...
AT
5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 29.0° WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST AT 18 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM TONIGHT OR ON TUESDAY.
THE
NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM.
PREPARED
BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
22ND
AUGUST 2016 @ 5:39PM