NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EDOUARD ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12PM TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2014.

AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 57.8° WEST OR ABOUT 420 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE