NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016.
DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY
AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 36.4° WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND THIS MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
08/17/2016 1140 AM
