NEWS RELEASE

Sunday, October 08, 2017 at 5:00 a.m.

*** .NATE MOVING FARTHER INLAND OVER MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA... ...RAPID WEAKENING ANTICIPATED... ***

At 4:00 a.m. the center of Tropical Storm Nate was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 88.4 West or 130 km North northeast of Biloxi, Mississippi. Nate is moving toward the north-northeast near 37 km/h. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, Nate's center will continue to move inland across the Deep South, Tennessee Valley, and central Appalachian Mountains through Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 110 km/h with higher gusts. Nate is expected to continue to quickly weaken as it moves farther inland. It should degenerate into a remnant low late Monday.

Tropical Storm Nate is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.

JCS