NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016 …
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 40.5° WEST OR ABOUT 1095 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
FIONA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 8 MPH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00 PM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER : N.ARMSTRONG
18TH AUGUST 2016
