News Item on Hurricane Leslie issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast OFfice Section, at 12PM WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2018.

…LESLIE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TODAY...

AT 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF LESLIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.3° WEST OR ABOUT 1130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

LESLIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST NEAR 7 MILES PER HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE