NEWS ITEMS ON HURRICANE GRACE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12PM FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST 2021.

…GRACE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING…

AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GRACE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6 °NORTH AND LONGITUDE 94.3 ° WESTOR ABOUT 155 MILES NORTHEAST OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO.

GRACE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 14 MILES PER HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF GRACE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST UNTIL GRACE MAKES LANDFALL, WITH RAPID WEAKENING UPON MOVING INLAND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL MEXICO.

 

 

NEWS ITEMS ON TROPICAL STORM HENRI ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12PM FRIDAY 20TH, AUGUST 2021

…HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND HENRI STEADY IN STRENGTH…

AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 °NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.7 ° WEST OR ABOUT 345 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA.

HENRI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT, AND HENRI IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, HENRI IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY LATE SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND HENRI IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY AND BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.