ALERT #27 Tropical Storm Isaac

ALERT #27 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM EDT, SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012.

FIVE DAY TRACK FOR T.S. Issac - Courtesy Weather Underground www.wunderground.com

…..THE CENTER OF ISAAC WILL MOVE JUST WEST OF ANDROS THIS

MORNING…

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

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS BUT REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE ISLANDS OF THE

BAHAMAS.

AT 5AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR

LATITUDE 23.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 79.0 DEGREES WEST OR

ABOUT 104 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MARS BAY ANDROS, 211 MILES

WEST OF GEORGETOWN EXUMA, 165 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NASSAU, 245

MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF DUNCAN TOWN RAGGED ISLAND AND 161 MILES

SOUTH OF SOUTH BIMINI.

ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MILES PER HOUR.

A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE

FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MOVE JUST NORTH

OF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA THIS MORNING, MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE

FLORIDA KEYS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN

GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY.

DATA FROM AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR

WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST

DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS 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. HOWEVER A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TRAILING IN

THE WAKE OF ISAAC WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO TROPICAL

STORM FORCE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS FOR THE

NEXT FEW HOURS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN ALL LOW LYING AREAS.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT

AND ENSURE THAT THEIR VESSELS ARE SAFELY MOORED.