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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
NEWS ITEM ON POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON MONDAY 05TH SEPTEMBER 2016. DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST UNITED STATES COASTS. AT 11 AM THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 68.8° WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE EASTERN TIP OF LONG ISLAND, USA. HERMINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH DECREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OF TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF HERMINE WILL MEANDER SLOWLY OFFSHORE OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70-MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HERMINE SHOULD REMAIN NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH TODAY. A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY MORNING.
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