Sunday, August 26, 2012

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.




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