NASSAU, The Bahamas -
ALERT
#15 ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY MONDAY 25TH AUGUST 2014 AT 12:00 PM EDT.
….. CRISTOBAL MOVING ERRATICALLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD…HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
BAHAMAS…
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED
FOR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES
CAT ISLAND, THE EXUMAS, LONG
ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR, HOWEVER A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
AT
11:00 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 72.7 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 119
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR, ABOUT 168 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
CAT ISLAND AND 292 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST
ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF CRISTOBAL IS FORECAST
TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUESDAY AND PASS WEST OF BERMUDA
ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES
PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND CRISTOBAL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES …PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER
THE TURKS AND CAICOS, AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL
BAHAMAS THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND GUSTY WINDS OF UP
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SMALL BOATERS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WEATHER SUBSIDES.
THIS IS THE LAST ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL AND ALL FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE COVERED IN NEWS ITEMS.