TROPICAL WAVE: A Tropical Wave is producing a large area of cloudiness and showers from Hispaniola eastward to the Leeward Islands and the adjacent waters. This activity is forecast to spread westward to west-northwestward, but strong upper-level winds are expected to prevent any significant development of this system during the next several days. Regardless of development, this system could produce enhanced rainfall across portions of Hispaniola, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Florida into early next week. The formation chance through 48 hours to 5 day is low at 10 percent.
STORM UPDATE
NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SIX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE, AT 6AM, FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST, 2018. …TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN CABO VERDE ISLANDS LATER TODAY…
AT 5AM DST, THE DISTURBANCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 21.4° WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES EASTSOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN MOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN CABO VERDE ISLANDS AS A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM TODAY.
