NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST, 2016 AT 6AM.
CENTER OF EARL NOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
AT 5AM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 92.8° WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO.
EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF EARL WILL BE MOVING NEAR THE COAST ALONG THE EXTREME SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY AND TONIGHT, THEN MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT, WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WHEN EARL MOVES INTO MAINLAND MEXICO.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 NOON.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
ISSUED AT 5:50 AM FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 2016
