ALERT #17 ON
HURRICANE ‘EARL’ ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
st
,
2010 AT 3PM
LARGE HURRICANE
EARL CONTINUES RELENTLESSY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST EAST OF ABACO IN THE
NW BAHAMAS.
TROPICAL
STORM-WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE ISLAND OF SAN SALVADOR AS
IT POSSES NO FURTHER THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.
AT 3PM NOON
EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 DEGREES
NORTH AND LONGITUDE 72.7 DEGREES OR ABOUT 275 MILES (440 KM) EAST OF
ABACO.
EARL IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EARL
IS A CATEGORY THREE (3) HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. PRELIMANRY
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE INDICATES THAT EARL IS EXPECTED TO STRENGHTENED
AND REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR (4) STATUS LATER TODAY.
HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM ITS CENTER, AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM ITS CENTER.
SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LARGE SWELLS FROM EARL SHOULD
AFFECT THE BAHAMAS TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS.
THIS WILL BE
THE FINAL ALERT ISSUED ON HURRICANE EARL…A NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED
AT 6:00 PM.
______________
The National
Emergency Management Agency, NEMA
NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EARL
ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION,
AT
6:00 PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010.
DANGEROUS AND LARGE HURRICANE
EARL CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD.
AT 5:00 PM, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3°
NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 73.3° WEST OR ABOUT 235 MILES EAST OF
GREAT ABACO.
EARL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT
WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE NEAR 135 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WHILE EARL POSES NO THREAT
TO THE BAHAMAS AT THIS TIME LARGE SWELLS, DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
AND RIP CURRENTS FROM EARL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT OUR SHORES.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010.
WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFTS AND SWIMMERS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RIP CURRENTS IN SHALLOW WATERS AND DANGEROUS WAVES
ALONG THE SEA SHORE
GENERAL SITUATION: HURRICANE EARL
IS EAST OF THE Bahama Islands AS IT CONTINUES ON ITS NORTHWESTERLY TRACK
AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS
FOR ALL AREAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERTSTORM TOMORROW
FOR THE BOATERS: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15
TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS:
12 TO 16 FEET IN EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS
LOW TEMP TONIGHT: 77F 25C HIGH TEMP
TOMORROW: 91F 33C
SUNSET 7:28PM MOONRISE 1:29AM THU
SUNRISE 6:51AM THU MOONSET 3:37PM THU
LOW TIDE 9:21PM HIGH TIDE 3:06AM THU
LOW TIDE 9:18AM THU
