This is a News Item on Remnants of Kirk issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast Office, at 12PM, MONDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2018.

…KIRK NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED CIRCULATION WITH ADVISORIES BEING DISCONTINUED…

AT 11AM DST, THE REMNANTS OF KIRK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 39.5° WEST OR ABOUT 1470 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

THE REMNANTS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THIS IS THE LAST NEWS ITEM ON THIS SYSTEM.

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)