The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Watch from 8:50AM EST until 10:50AM WEDNESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2019.

A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, NORTH ABACO AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 8:45AM OBSERVATION, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING TOWARDS THE MENTIONED ISLANDS.

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

BOATERS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE