NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST 2018.
… SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC…
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 45.6° WEST OR ABOUT 1015 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES.
SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. A FASTER NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND THE SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A SUBTROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
