ALERT #36 ON TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY 2ND AUGUST 2020, AT 6 AM EDT.
…...ISAIAS CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…...
HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF GRAND BAHAMA, BIMINI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS INCLUDING THE NEIGHBOURING CAYS,
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED OR COULD BE EXPERIENCED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 6 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF ISAIAS NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 DEGREES NORTH
AND LONGITUDE 79.5 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ALICE TOWN BIMINI, 55 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA AND 160 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.
ISAIAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH, AND A GENERAL
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTH-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION BY TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS ANTICIPATED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF ISAIAS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BAHAMAS BEFORE NOON TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER
BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA ARE EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WHICH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS ISAIAS IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN INDOORS WHILE EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TORNADIC ACTIVITIES ARE POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
SMALL CRAFT IN THE BAHAMAS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND REMAIN IN PORT DUE TO DANGEROUS SWELLS AHEAD, DURING AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF ISAIAS.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW ALL ADVICE GIVEN IN ALERT MESSAGES.
