public notice: news item on tropical storm philippe october 3rd 2023
Weather Update
NEWS ITEM
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY 3RD, OCTOBER 2023.
...PHILIPPE BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WINWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS… AT 5:00 AM AST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 62.9 WEST OR 25 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ANGUILLA. PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PHILIPPE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF THE LEEWARDS ISLANDS TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, BUT PHILIPPE COULD BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AFTER MIDWEEK.
