News Item on Tropical Depression 2 issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology at 6AM, TUESDAY 22nd JULY 2014.

… TROPICAL DEPRESSION CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD …

Ay 5am EDT, the Center of Tropical Depression 2 was located near LATITUDE 12.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 46.4° WEST OR ABOUT 1025 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

The Depression is moving toward the West near 16 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) with higher gusts. Little change is expected through tonight...but some weakening is forecast by Wednesday night. The Depression is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure in two to three days.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 NOON.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON