September 5, 2017
Alert #5: POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA NEARING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
ALERT #5 ON HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY TUESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 AT 6PM EDT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE…
September 4, 2017
HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM MONDAY 04TH SEPTEMBER
... IRMA STRENGTHENS AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ... ... PREPARATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION ... AT 5:00PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 54.4° WEST OR…
September 1, 2017
Irma forecasted to remain a ‘powerful hurricane for days’
Hurricane Irma in the central Atlantic is expected to remain a "powerful hurricane" as it heads towards the Caribbean, US weather monitors said Friday. Irma, a Category 2 storm, formed just days after the first major hurricane of the Atlantic…
September 1, 2017
TODAYS WEATHER FORECAST & HURRICANE IRMA
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... TURNING MAINLY FAIR TONIGHT ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS & THE TCI WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS IN…
August 29, 2017
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TUESDAY 29TH AUGUST 2017
THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 12:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 29TH AUGUST 2017. GENERAL SITUATION: THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING…
August 28, 2017
Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten
AT 5PM EDT, THE DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 79.9° WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND 185 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12…
August 28, 2017
Tropical Storm Harvey (Update)
AT 4PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 95.7° WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS AND ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS. HARVEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE…
August 23, 2017
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY 6PM WED 23 AUG 2017
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM WEDNESDAY, 23RD AUGUST, 2017. … HARVEY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT HEADS FOR TEXAS... AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF…
August 16, 2017
TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 16TH AUGUST, 2017
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PRODUCE SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS. SPECIAL…
July 31, 2017
Tropical Storm Emily: Power outages, rain, fishermen rescued
Tropical Storm Emily weakened to a tropical depression Monday afternoon as it slogged eastward across the Florida peninsula, spreading drenching rains, causing power outages and leaving two fishermen to be rescued from Tampa Bay. The National…