THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ROSE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM EDT, TUESDAY, 21STSEPTEMBER, 2021.
…ROSE BEGINS TO WEAKEN…
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 36.4° WESTOR 880 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
ROSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MILES PER HOUR. A SLOWER NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
