NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON, WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2021.
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC…
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 24.6° WEST,OR ABOUT 535 MILES SOUTH OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT, AND A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
