THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM WEDNESDAY, 23RD AUGUST, 2017.
… HARVEY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT HEADS FOR TEXAS…
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 92.6° WEST OR ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT MANSFIELD, TEXAS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). A TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, HARVEY SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND HARVEY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY.
