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Last Updated: Sep 23, 2017 - 2:18:48 PM |
ALERT NUMBER TWELVE (#12) ON HURRICANE MARIA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 AT 9PM EDT.
…THE CORE OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE MARIA IS GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO... CONDITIONS NOW DETERIORATING OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC…
HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING OR CAN AFFECT THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A HURRICANE ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF CAT ISLAND, EXUMA, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR.
A HURRICANE ALERT MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS CAN AFFECT THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS WITHIN 60 HOURS.
AT 8PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 67.5 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-NORTHAST OF PUNTA CANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 293 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 422 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MATTHEW TOWN INAGUA AND 762 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
MARIA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION, WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS EVENING. IT WILL MOVE NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 110 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO (2) HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. HOWEVER, SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AND MARIA COULD REGAIN MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS BY THURSDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
HURRICANE MARIA POTENTIALLY CAN PRODUCE SEVERAL TORNADOES AS IT MOVES ALONG ITS TRACK.
RESIDENTS IN MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS AS THEY COULD EXPERIENCE STRONG TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
LARGE SWELLS AND BATTERING WAVES COULD IMPACT THE NORTH AND EASTERN COAST OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ISLANDS INCLUSIVE OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
EXTENSIVE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS WITH MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AS MARIA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOUR.
THE NEXT ALERT ON HURRICANE MARIA WILL BE ISSUED AT 12AM EDT THURSDAY.
ISSUED BY: GEOFFREY GREENE
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