THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GERT ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM SUNDAY, 13TH AUGUST, 2017.
… DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM GERT…
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 71.7° WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
TROPICAL STORM GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST BY MONDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
