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Last Updated: Nov 9, 2020 - 3:38:25 AM |
ALERT #27 ON TROPICAL STORM ETA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER, 2020, AT 2 AM EST.
...ETA IS VERY NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA...
...STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAINS, AND DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OCCURRING
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS...
…ETA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER MOST OF THE BAHAMAS …
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BIMINI, BERRY ISLANDS, ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE AND ELEUTHERA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN SOME OR ALL OF THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 10 PM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 81.3 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARATHON FLORIDA, OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA, OR ABOUT 229 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KEMPS BAY ANDROS, OR ABOUT 236 MILES WEST OF NEW PROVIDENCE, OR ABOUT 117 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALICE TOWN BIMINI, OR ABOUT 199 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA.
ETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H). A WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST MOTION WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. LITTLE OVERALL MOTION IS EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ETA WILL PASS NEAR OR
OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AND BE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND ETA IS FORECAST TO BECOME
A HURRICANE WHEN IT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 (500 KM) MILES FROM THE CENTER.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THURSDAY.
BOATERS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AS ETA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWELLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR ALERTS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ETA.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM ETA WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM EST MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2020.
ISSUED BY: MICHAEL STUBBS
(for) DIRECTOR
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