ALERT #1 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, Friday, September 9, 2011 AT 6 P.M. 
 
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MAYAGUANA IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 
 
AN ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY WITHIN 60 HOURS FOR THE MENTIONED ISLANDS. 
 
AT 5:00 P.M.THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.6 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BARBADOS AND 945 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND. 
 
 MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16-MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
RESIDENTS IN MAYAGUANA AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM OVER THE WEEK-END AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. 
 
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MARIA AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOUR WHEN ASK TO DO SO. 
 
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 P.M. 
 
ISSUED BY: BASIL A. DEAN


NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE KATIA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF 
METEOROLOGY AT 6:00 P.M. FRIDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2011. 
 
KATIA IS A LARGE HURRICANE OVER THE OPEN NORTH ATLANTIC… 
 
AT 5:00 P.M., THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.6 °N AND LONGITUDE 62.7°W OR ABOUT 585 MILES NORTH OF BERMUDA. 
 
KATIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST (ENE) NEAR 38 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) AND THIS GENERAL MOTION ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ONLY SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND KATIA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON SATURDAY. 
 
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE KATIA WILL-BE ISSUED AT 6:00 A.M. 
SATURDAY. 

PREPARED BY FORECASTER: PAT  BUTLER

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM NATE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6:00 P.M., FRIDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2011. 

NATE IS STATIONARY AGAIN 
 
AT 5:00 P.M., THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NATE WAS LOCATED NEAR 
LATITUDE 20.0 °N AND LONGITUDE 92.8°W OR ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST (ENE) OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO. 
 
NATE HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS, BUT A SLOW 
WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND NATE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY SUNDAY. 
 
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM NATE WILL BE ISSUE AT 6:00 A.M. 
SATURDAY. 
 
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: PAT  BUTLER