The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning from 5:15PM UNTIL 6:30PM TUESDAY 9TH JANUARY, 2018.

A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ELEUTHERA, THE NORTHERN EXUMAS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 5:10PM OBSERVATION, RADAR, LIGHTNING DETECTOR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A REGENERATED LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARD THE WARNING AREAS.

SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNIDNG 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: IAN V. MCKENZIE