NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT NOON MONDAY 08TH JULY, 2013.
…CHANTAL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY …
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 51.7° WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BARBADOS.
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 25 MPH. AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS… ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF CHANTAL SHOULD REACH THE LESSER ANTILLIES EARLY TUESDAY…AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATER ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 PM
