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Last Updated: Jul 31, 2020 - 12:45:28 PM |
 ALERT #13 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, THURSDAY 30TH JULY 2020, AT 9 AM EDT.
…ISAIAS IS CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AND HIGH WINDS OVER PUERTO RICO…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY, EXUMA, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND LONG ISLAND.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, ELEUTHERA, ABACO, GRAND BAHAMA, BIMINI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS INCLUDING THE NEIGHBOURING CAYS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED SOMEWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 8 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 68.5 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 125 MILES WEST OF PONCE PUERTO RICO, OR 105 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, OR ABOUT 317 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK, OR ABOUT 406 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA, OR ABOUT 763 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
ISAIAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH, AND A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ISAIAS WILL MOVE OVER HISPANIOLA LATE TODAY AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BY TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. ISAIAS IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND APPROACH THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS OR SOUTHERN CLORIDA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED UNTIL LANDFALL IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATER TODAY, WITH RE-STRENGTHENING FORECAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDS OUTWARD TO SOME 415 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING AND ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT.
LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AS ISAIAS IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO MITIGATE DAMAGES DUE TO FLOODING AND SECURE ALL LOOSE ITEMS AROUND THEIR PROPERTY. RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD NOW BEGIN TO DO LIKEWISE.
RESIDENTS ARE URGE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL FURTHER NEWS RELEASE ON THIS SYSTEM.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON, THURSDAY 30TH JULY, 2020.
ISSUED BY: GREGORY D THOMPSON
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