News Item on Tropical Depression two (2) issued by the Bahamas Department of Meterology Forecast Office Station, at noon (12:00 p.m.) Tuesday 18th June 2013...

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Weather forecast for The Bahamas today and tonight, Tuesday 18th June 2013.

General situation: A high pressure ridge continues to create fresh breezes over the Bahamas.

Weather mostly sunny, hot and breezy with the chance of a shower mainly offshore, warm tonight...

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A Ridge of High Pressure will remain Parked across the Extreme Northern Islands through Thursday before giving way to a tropical wave that is to enter the Southern islands late Thursday. The aforementioned wave will continue moving West-NorthWest through the islands before exiting late saturday...

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Weather forecast for the Bahamas for today and tonight, Monday 17th June 2013.

General situation: A ridge of high pressure remains across the Bahamas
as a disturbance near Belize in the Northwest Caribbean sea brings some
rich tropical moisture and unsettled weather across Cuba today.

Weather for all areas: Partly sunny and hot today with few scattered showers or
isolated thunderstorms likely today, turning mainly fair and warm
tonight with...

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Weather forecast for the Bahamas for today and tonight,

Sunday 16th June 2013

General situation: A stationary frontal system will dissipate over the
northwest bahamas while a surface trough continues to affect the  Southeast Bahamas.

Northwest and Central Bahamas

Weather: Mostly sunny and hot with a few showers or thunderstorms likely turning fair and mild tonight...

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Bahamas public forecast for today and tonight, Saturday 15th June, 2013

General situation: A weak late season cold front will move near the
outskirts of the northern islands while a tropical wave moves across the Southeast Bahamas.

Weather:  Partly sunny and warm with few isolated showers and the chance
of isolated thunderstorms becoming warm tonight with few clouds and
stray showers.

Advisory:  Small craft should be alert for gusty winds and higher seas in or near heavy showers and thunderstorms...

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Weather forecast for The Bahamas for today and tonight,

Friday 14th June 2013.

Warnings: residents can expect flooding in low lying areas due to heavy showers and thunderstorms.

General situation: A mid to upper level trough remains the dominant
weather feature over the Bahamas creating some unsettled weather over
the Bahamas today..

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Weather forecast for The Bahamas for today and tonight,

Thursday 13th June 2013.

General situation: A mid to upper level trough over the Northwest and Central Bahamas will create unstable weather.

Weather for all areas: Increasing cloudiness throughout the day with showers and
thunderstorms becoming heavy to severe at times during the afternoon
through tonight mainly in the

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Weather forecast for The Bahamas for today and tonight,

Wednesday, 12th June 2013.

General situation:  Mid to upper level trough along with an upper level
low just east of The Bahamas continues to create unstable conditions
across the Northwest Bahamas.

Weather: Partly to mostly, humid and quite warm today with widely
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today through tonight.

Advisory: Small craft should be alert for gusty winds and higher seas in or near heavy showers or thunderstorms...

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GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A LATE SEASON FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS TO DRIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE EASTWARD WHILE A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY...

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Weather forecast for the Bahamas for today and tonight,

Tuesday, 11th June 2013.

General situation: A broad high pressure ridge will weaken and shift
southward today while a mid to upper level trough cause shower activity
over the Northwest Bahamas.

Weather: Partly sunny and warm with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms becoming cloudy with numerous showers or thunderstorms
tonight.

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GENERAL SITUATION: OUTTER RAINBANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL CAUSE A FEW DOWNPOURS OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH SATURDAY...

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Bahamas public forecast for today and tonight,

Monday 10th June, 2013.

Warnings: Beach goers and mariners should be alert for the risk of rip
currents and rough surf conditions along the eastern shores....

General situation: A tropical wave across the Southeast Bahamas will
gradually weaken as it moves across The Bahamas and a ridge of high
pressure will continue to generate breezy conditions over the islands...

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THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 7:05AM EDT UNTIL 9:05 AM FRIDAY 07TH JUNE 2013.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIMINI ISLANDS, GRAND BAHAMA, AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.AT 7:00 AM RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM AN OUTER RAIN BAND OF ANDREA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREA.SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND POSSIBLE HAIL, WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTENING CONDUCTORS. ISSUED BY: FORECASTER GEOFFREY GREENE
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 7:05AM EDT UNTIL 9:05 AM FRIDAY 07TH JUNE 2013.


A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIMINI ISLANDS, GRAND BAHAMA, AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.


AT 7:00 AM RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM AN OUTER RAIN BAND OF ANDREA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREA.


SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND POSSIBLE HAIL, WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.


BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTENING CONDUCTORS.

ISSUED BY: FORECASTER GEOFFREY GREENE

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NASSAU, The Bahamas -
The National Emergency Management Agency has assembled an assessment
team to continue its evaluation of homes, which were damaged from floods
during severe weather conditions experienced over the past two weeks.

Those specific areas are

Red Land Acres off Soldier Road; Mount Tabor Estates off C W Saunders Highway; and in the

western areas of Sea Beach Estates and Gambier Village.

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Some areas in Exuma still remain inaccessible for residents with low-lying vehicles, said officials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday.
Heavy rain drenched portions of Exuma with up to six feet of water over the weekend, the agency previously reported.
According to a release from NEMA, the weather adversely impacted Moss Town, Mount Thompson, The Forest, Redland and the Sandals resort on the island.
NEMA Director Captain Stephen Russell, along with Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis toured the island on Sunday.
The release noted that the roadway to the clinic on the island had eroded and that there was substantial flooding in most of the communities.
Floodwater also ruined most crops on the farms in the Mount Thompson area.
According to NEMA, standing water in some portions of the main road remained too high for low-lying vehicles to navigate.
"Efforts are being made in several locations to dredge trenches from the road to the sea to allow the water to run off," the statement read.
"The communities of The Forest and Redland still remain impacted by the flooding and the residents in immediate need of assistance are being advised to make contact with the Department of Social Services office in George Town.
"Further, residents who might have suffered loss or damage to their properties or possessions are also advised to register those losses with the Department of Social Services."
On May 22, thousands of residents in New Providence were forced to bail water out of their homes after record rainfall created widespread flooding, which caught many by surprise.
The worst of the flooding was in eastern New Providence.
Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis tabled an exigency order in the House of Assembly last week to give storm victims duty exemptions to replace goods that were damaged as a result of flooding.

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Bahamas public forecast for today and tonight, Tuesday 04th June, 2013

General situation:  The combination of an upper-level trough near the
Central Bahamas and a weak area of low pressure over the South-central
Gulf of Mexico continues to create some unsettled weather across the
Bahamas.

Weather:  Cloudy to overcast with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today and tonight
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By RASHAD ROLLE

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MORE rain has been forecast, with showers and thunderstorms predicted across the islands for tonight and the week ahead.

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