SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND SPECIAL MARINE ADVISORY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND SPECIAL MARINE ADVISORY FROM 9:25AM EDT UNTIL NOON EDT, FRIDAY 8TH JUNE 2012.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, NORTH AND CENTRAL ABACO AND THEIR SURROUNDING CAYS, WHILE A SPECIAL MARINE ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 9:20 AM EDT RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ORIENTATED WEST TO EAST, JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE 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 ALSO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
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