News Item on Tropical Storm Gabrielle issued by The Bahamas Department of Meterology Forecast Office Section at 6 AM EST, WEDNESDAY 04TH SEPTEMBER 2019.

… DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE OVER OPEN ATLANTIC OCEAN…

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 33.6° WEST OR ABOUT 680 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. 

GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LATE IN THE WEEK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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