NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2016.
… ALEX CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN…
… EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AZORES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY…
AT 5AM EDT, THE CENTER OF ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 29.3° WEST OR ABOUT 560 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.
ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ALEX WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL AZORES LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ALEX IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AZORES WITH STORM-FORCE WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
