ALERT #27 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2015 AT 9 AM EDT.
…AN ALL CLEAR SIGNAL IS GIVEN FOR THE ENTIRE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AS POWERFUL JOAQUIN CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE AREA.
AN ALL CLEAR SIGNAL MEANS THAT ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE DISCOUNTINUED FOR THE ENTIRE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
AT 8 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 72.5 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR 305 MILES EAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
HURRICANE JOAQUIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JOAQUIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS TODAY, AND PASS WEST OF BERMUDA ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY STEADIER WEAKENING ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
EXTENDED FEEDER BANDS FROM JOAQUIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AS LARGE SWELLS AND BATTERING WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THIS IS THE FINAL ALERT ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN TO BE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR JOAQUIN AND ISSUE NEWS ITEMS EVERY 6 HOURS. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON EDT.
