Hurricane Florence Stronger Than Anticipated

Tue, Sep 4th 2018, 10:53 PM

HIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE FLORENCE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE, AT 6PM, TUESDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2018.

…FLORENCE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED…STILL NO THREAT TO LAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND…

AT 5PM DST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLORENCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 43.2° WEST OR ABOUT 1305 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

FLORENCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A NOTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THURSDAY WITH FLORENCE’S FORWARD SPEED DECREASING BY THE WEEKEND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT BUT FLORENCE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.

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