Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine
Position: 23.8N 74.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb ↑.
Currently about 240 miles [ 390 km] Southeast of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Northwestern Bahamas excluding Andros Island.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of east-central Florida from Jupiter Inlet northward to the Volusia-Brevard County line.
The last thing the Bahamas need right now is a tropical storm.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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