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

GABRIELLE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER EASTERN ATLANTIC.

AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 34.0° WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, WITH SOME STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2019

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER