DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016.
FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.4° WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH. A CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST LATER TODAY AND ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, BUT FIONA COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON 08/22/2016.
