NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM DORIAN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST 2019.
…TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR BARBADOS…
AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 °NORTH AND LONGITUDE 51.6° WEST OR ABOUT 555 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BARBADOS.
DORIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 13 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, DORIAN IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND DORIAN COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.
