NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM
FRIDAY 03RD JUNE 2016.
… BONNIE MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AND FASTER …
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
35.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.3° WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AND A
TURN TOWARD THE EAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY, AND
BONNIE COULD AGAIN BECOME A TROPICAL STORM. WEAKENING SHOULD
BEGIN BY TONIGHT, HOWEVER, AND BONNIE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON SATURDAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 12PM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON
