THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 9:25PM TO 11:25PM TUESDAY 30TH APRIL 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MAYAGUANA, INAGUA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

AT 9:20 PM RADAR, SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LIGHTNING DETECTION CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH INTERACTING WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW  MOVING ACROSS AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREAS.  

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH 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 LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.

General Situation: A surface trough along with a mid to upper level trough across the Central Bahamas continues to trigger unsettled weather across the entire Bahamas with some severe weather occurring at times through Thursday. The mid to upper level trough will shift across the NW Bahamas and weaken on Thursday as it completely dissipates by Friday. Meanwhile building high pressure ridge north of the Bahamas will produce moderate to strong breezes over the area through Thursday, then it will weaken and shift eastwards through Sunday.

Tuesday 30th – Partly sunny, windy and warm with few lingering showers or possible isolated thunderstormNW Bahamas during the daytime, turning mainly fair and warm at night time. Variable cloudiness and windy with scattered showers and widely scattered thunderstorms across the Central and SE Bahamas through nightfall. Maximum temperature 83°F and a minimum temperature 73°F. Small craft advisory continues across the entire Bahamas. Winds E’ly at 15 to 25 knots overall areas. Seas 5 to 8 feet overall areas but higher in moderate N’ly to NE’ly swells across the Bahamas.

Wednesday 01st – Partly cloudy, breezy to windy and warm with the chance of isolated showers in the NW Bahamas during the daytime, turning partly cloudy to fair and warm at night with the slight chance of a shower. In the Central and SE Bahamas cloudy to occasionally overcast and windy with scattered showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, some becoming heavy to severe at times during the daytime through nightfall. Maximum temperature 83°F and a minimum temperature 74°F. Small craft advisory across the entire Bahamas becomes a caution across the Central and SE Bahamas later. Winds E to SE at 15 to 25 knots across the entire Bahamas early but decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the NW Bahamas later and dropping to 15 to 20 knots in the Central and SE Bahamas later. Seas 5 to 8 feet across the entire Bahamas early, falling to 4 to 7 feet later in the Central and SE Bahamas later and 3 to 5 feet in the NW Bahamas. Light to moderate NE’ly to E’ly swells overall areas.

Thursday 02nd – Variable cloudiness, warm and humid with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms during the daytime through nightfall. Maximum temperature 86°F and a minimum temperature 74°F. Small craft advisory across the NW and SE Bahamas early becomes a caution across the Central and SE Bahamas later. Winds E to SE at 15 to 25 knots in the NW and SE Bahamas early but decreasing to 12 to 18 knots in the NW Bahamas as winds become 15 to 20 knots in the Central and SE Bahamas later. Seas 5 to 8 feet over NW and SE Bahamas, falling to 3 to 5 feet in the NW Bahamas later and 4 to 6 feet in the Central and SE Bahamas with light to moderate E’ly swells across the Bahamas.

Friday 03rd – Variable cloudiness, very warm and humid with scattered showers and widely scattered thunderstorms mainly across the NW and Central Bahamas, generally clearing across the Central and SE Bahamas through nightfall. Maximum temperature 88°F and a minimum temperature 75°F. Small craft should exercise caution in the Central and SE Bahamas. Winds SE’ly at 10 to 15 knots in the NW Bahamas and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the Central and SE Bahamas. Seas 2 to 4 feet over the NW Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet in the Central and SE Bahamas but higher in moderate NE’ly to E’ly swell across the Bahamas.

Saturday 04th – Mostly cloudy to overcast, very warm and humid with lingering showers or possible isolated thunderstorms mainly across the NW Bahamas during the daytime. Turning fair and warm at night. Maximum temperature 88°F and a minimum temperature 75°F. Small craft should exercise caution across the Central and SE Bahamas but decreasing across the Central Bahamas by afternoon. Winds SE to S at 10 to 15 knots in the NW Bahamas, falling light and variable at times and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the Central and SE Bahamas, falling to 10 to 15 knots in the Central Bahamas later. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW Bahamas, falling light and variable at times and 4 to 6 feet in the Central and SE Bahamas becoming 2 to 4 feet in the Central Bahamas later. Lingering E’ly to SE’ly swells across the entire Bahamas.

Sunday 05th – Partly sunny, very warm and humid with the chance of few isolated showers in the NW and Central Bahamas during the daytime, turning partly cloudy to fair and warm at night time. Partly cloudy to cloudy and very warm with the chance of passing showers during the daytime through nightfall. Maximum temperature 89°F and a minimum temperature 75°F. Small craft should exercise caution in the SE Bahamas early. Winds ESE to SSE at 10 to 15 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas, falling light and variable at times and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots later. Seas 2 to 4 feet over the NW and Central Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet in the SE Bahamas, falling to 2 to 4 feet later. Dissipating E’ly to SE’ly swells expected overall areas.

Beachgoers and mariners should be vigilant due to rough surf and the high risk of dangerous rip currents mainly along the north and east coast beaches during stated advisories. Mariners should exercise extreme caution for ocean swells and possible severe weather activity over parts of the Bahamas as stated.

Geoffrey Greene For (Director)

Lyford Cay International School’s (LCIS) mission is Inspiring Excellence and every day its students embody that.

During the 2018-2019 school year, LCIS students have reached great heights academically, in the community and in the field of athletics.

LCIS students have proven themselves to be well-rounded, excelling in a number of different areas this year.

Sergio Charles (Grade 12) and Conan McGannon (Grade 11) are building on LCIS’s tradition of academic excellence, posting SAT scores of over 1500.

Charles, the Class of 2019 Valedictorian was accepted to top schools in the US including Stanford and MIT and Ivy League schools Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton and Penn.

The class of 2019 has a 100% college matriculation rate with students gaining acceptance to other prestigious universities including Emory, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, The American University of Paris, Dalhousie and the University of Toronto.

LCIS students are also learning and excelling outside the classroom. Writers Tianya Bethel and Aaron Dean won a number of writing awards.

Bethel’s poem Impermanence will be published after winning Honourable Mention in the UK young writers competition, while Dean was the overall winner out of over 1000 students worldwide in the Collins International Big Cat competition for his short story Hero.

Roy Seligman (Grade 4) also won the National Spelling Bee, beating a number of opponents much older than him. Roy’s feat was so impressive that Prime Minister Dr Hubert A Minnis even requested to meet him during a recent trip to campus. Roy will represent The Bahamas at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, DC.

LCIS students are able to supplement their academics with the rich learning opportunities the school provides outside of the classroom. Students hosted and participated in a number of events on the school’s campus.

The school hosted BETA Hack-A-Thon in March and a Model United Nations (MUN) Symposium in April.

The Hack-a-Thon saw students from a number of schools such as Windsor Prep, St John’s and Genesis Academy on its campus to attend seminars and compete in events where they used technology to solve world issues.

During the MUN symposium, LCIS students hosted students from St Andrew’s to collaborate on solving the South American Drug Crisis.

This year has also been a successful one for LCIS athletes on the track, on the pitch and in the pool.

LCIS students excelled in the CARIFTA aquatics games in Barbados this year. Alexander Turnquest (Grade 11) won gold as a part of the Water Polo team in April and swimmer Delaney Mizell (Grade 8) competed in the CARIFTA swim championships, winning three silver medals and a bronze in relay races.

LCIS finished the BAISS football season with a bang, winning BAISS Football championships in the three divisions they entered.

The Senior Boys team beat Aquinas 3-1 to win their title, while the Junior Boys routed Queen’s College 3-0 and the Senior Girls won a hard-fought match against St Andrew’s to win 3-2.

A number of players on the Senior Girls, including some starters were Grades 7 and 8 playing against high school juniors and seniors, making their accomplishments all the more noteworthy.

Runners Jayden Wright (Grade 8) and Oliver Townend (Grade 10) secured the school’s first BAISS track and field medals with Wright winning the silver medal in the under-17 3000-metre race at the BAISS meet and Townend winning gold in the under-20 5000-metre race. Both students competed in older divisions.

LCIS students have exemplified what it means to inspire excellence this year, academically, athletically and in the community.

With the school having broken ground on a 17.5-acre secondary campus, that features state-of-the-art classrooms, athletics facilities and art and music spaces, LCIS will drastically expand it’s already generous academic, co-curricular and athletic offerings.

The expansion will also allow LCIS to offer more scholarships to deserving students. The future is brighter than it's ever been for the school at the western end of the island and its students.

If you would like to inquire about being a future student at LCIS, limited spaces and funding are still available for next year. Or, begin the application process for 2020 today. 

To learn more about LCIS, go to www.lcis.bs or call 242-362-4774. For information on the admissionsprocessandscholarships,emaila dmissions@lcis.bs.

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning from 1:15PM TO 3:15PM, TUESDAY, 30TH APRIL, 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SAN SALVADOR, ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLANDS AND MAYAGUANA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 1:15 PM RADAR, SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LIGHTNING DETECTION DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT VERY SLOWLY WESTWARDS TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POTENTIALLY SPREADING WESTWARDS.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH 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 LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)