News Item On Tropical Storm Matthew

Wed, Sep 28th 2016, 08:15 PM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016

.… CENTER OF MATTHEW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA, TROPICAL STORMS CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESER ANTILLES….

AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 62.0° WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES WEST OF ST. LUCIA OR 480 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CURACAO.

MATTHEW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 18 MPH. A WESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF MATTHEW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE OVER THE EASTERN ANDCENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND MATTHEW COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS IN THE BAHAMAS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS, SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL UPDATES ON THIS STORM BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THOSE ISLANDS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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