News Item on TROPICAL STORM Fernand

Wed, Sep 4th 2019, 08:35 AM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM FERNAND ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY 04TH SEPTEMBER 2019.

…FERNAND MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD TOWARD NORTHEASTERN MEXICO …TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIKELY OCCURRING IN THE WARNING AREA…

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF FERNAND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 96.8° WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA PESCA MEXICO AND 95 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO. FERNAND IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR. A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THE CENTER OF FERNAND IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF MEXICO LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE

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