NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016.
FIONA MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 41.3° WEST OR ABOUT 1145 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
FIONA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST (NW) AT 10 MPH. A MOTION BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 AM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016 5:30PM
