NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY- FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6PM E.D.T TUESDAY 19TH JUNE 2012.
...ANOTHER HIGH LATITUDE TROPICAL STORM FORMS...NO THREAT TO LAND.
AT 5:00PM E.D.T… THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.3 °N AND LONGITUDE 57.7 °W OR ABOUT 560 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEW FOUNDLAND.
CHRIS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NEAR 8 MILES PER HOUR. AN EASTWARD MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST…..THEN NORTH IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.
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