public notice: news item on tropical storm cindy friday june 23 2023
Weather Update
NEWS ITEM
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM CINDY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM EDT FRIDAY, 23RDJUNE, 2023.
...TROPICAL STORM CINDY GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING...
AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 46.9° WESTOR ABOUT 990 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MILES PER HOUR, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
