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.  

ANDROS UNDER A HURRICANE WATCH

ALERT #19 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 25^TH AUGUST 2012 AT 6AM EDT.

…..ISAAC EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SUNDAY EVENING WHILE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ANDROS ISLAND …

A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF ANDROS.

FIVE DAY TRACK FOR TS ISSAC --Weather Underground www.wunderground.com

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 5 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.3 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 182 MILES SOUTH OF MATTHEW TOWN INAGUA, 224 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND TURK IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, AND 227 MILES SOUTH OF ABRAHAM’S BAY MAYAGUANA.

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR AND A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL IN HAITI SOON…MOVE NEAR OR OVER EASTERN CUBA TODAY…AND MOVE NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT  AND APPROACH THE FLORIDA KEYS ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AFTER ISAAC MOVES OVER EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY…ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES MAINLY NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

INAGUA, MAYAGUANA AND GRAND TURK ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ON THE PROJECTED TRACK, TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG ISLAND, RAGGED ISLAND, GREATER EXUMA AND RAGGED ISLAND LATER TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS TRACK WILL LESSEN THE THREAT TO THE ISLANDS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THAT INCLUDES NEW PROVIDENCE, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, ELEUTHERA, BIMINI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.

GENERALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS.

RESIDENTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT OUTDOOR PROPERTIES. 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.  

THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL BE ISSUED AT 9AM EDT SATURDAY.