….. CRISTOBAL MOVING ERRATICALLY BUT GENERALLY NORTHWARD.…
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT ISLAND, THE EXUMAS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR.
RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CRISTOBAL.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA…..IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
AT 8PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTABOL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 73.1 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR, ABOUT 143 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAT ISLAND AND 268 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MILES PER HOUR. A GENERALLY NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF CRISTOBAL WILL PASS NEAR OR TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS, THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUESDAY.
RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SMALL BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WILL BE ISSUED AT 11 PM EDT.
