ALERT #25 on Tropical Storm Isaac

• ANDROS REMAINS UNDER A HURRICANE WATCH
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• BAHAMAS & TCI UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNING
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• LOCALIZE FLOODING EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS 

ALERT #25 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12AM EDT, SUNDAY 26^TH AUGUST 2012.

…..ISAAC IS HEADING TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ….

FIVE DAY CONE FOR TS ISSAC --- Courtesy: Weather Underground www.wunderground.com

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF ANDROS.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 11PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 77.2 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 118 MILES WEST OF DUNCAN TOWN RAGGED ISLAND, 125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN EXUMA, 116 MILES SOUTH OF MARS BAY SOUTH ANDROS, AND 192 MILES SOUTH OF NASSAU.

ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT, JUST SOUTHWEST OF ANDROS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48HRS AND ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT REACHES THE FLORIDA KEYS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS, AS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.

UNLESS THERE IS A CHANGE IN MOTION, RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING.  RESIDENTS IN THE ISLAND OF ANDROS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ISAAC IN THE EVENT OF ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM’S TRACK AND INTENSITY.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND ENSURE THAT THEIR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.