This is a news item on Tropical Storm Fred issued by The Bahamas Department of Meterology forecast office section at 6AM, Thursday, September 4, 2015.

…FRED CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AS A TROPICAL STORM…

AT 11:00 AM AST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 30.9°WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

FRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FRED IS IN AN AREA OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON. 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE