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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Weather
ALERT #29 ON TROPICAL STORM LAURA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY 2 3 RD AUGUST 2020, AT 9 PM EDT. … LAURA NOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN CUBA … HEAVY RAINS OCCURRING OVER EASTERN CUBA, HAITI, AND JAMAICA ... THE ALL CLEAR HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE ISLANDS OF GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BIMINI, THE BERRY ISLANDS, ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, ELEUTHERA, EXUMA, CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, LONG ISLAND, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY, MAYAGUANA AND THE TURKS AND CACIOS ISLANDS. THEREFORE, TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS, WATCHES AND ALERTS FOR THE MENTIONED ISLANDS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED . A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INAGUA AND RAGGED ISLAND . A TROPICAL STORM WA RNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTION ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS. AT 8 P M EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20 . 0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 7 5. 6 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 3 0 MILES SOUTH OF GUANTANAMO CUBA OR ABOUT 306 MILE S WEST-SOUTH WEST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS , OR ABOUT 14 4 MILES WEST - SOUTH WEST OF INAGUA OR ABOUT 168 MILES SOUTH OF RAGGED ISLAND . LAURA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST - NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS GENERA L MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS . A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF LAURA WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT AND MONDAY, WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS . MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 6 0 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST WHILE LAURA MOVES NEAR CUBA. HOWEVER, STRENGT H ENING IS FORECAST AFTER LAURA MOVES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND LAURA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDS OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE CENTER . RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CACIOS ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS DU RING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM S TONIGHT AND REMAIN VI GILANT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADIC ACTIVITY . RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS MAY RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITIES. THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM LAURA WILL BE ISSUED AT MIDNIGHT MONDAY.
ISSUED BY: GEOFFREY GREENE
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