NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION #8 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON, SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST 2016
… NEW DEPRESSION FORMS WEST OF BERMUDA…
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION #8 WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 70.0° WEST OR ABOUT 310 MILES WEST OF BERMUDA.
DEPRESSION #8 IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 9 MPH .
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON MONDAY.
ACCORDING TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION AND TRACK THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS AT THIS TIME.