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News Items on Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac

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#Miami, FL, September 12, 2018 – USA – THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE FLORENCE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2018. …

DANGEROUS FLORENCE HEADING TOWARD THE U.S EAST COAST…EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

SURGE AND RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND MID-ATLANTIC…

AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLORENCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 70.1° WEST OR ABOUT 575 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

FLORENCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MILES PER HOUR. A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FLORENCE IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY BY LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, AND MOVE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF FLORENCE WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA OR SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLORENCE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, FLORENCE IS FORECAST TO BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN IT NEARS THE U.S. COAST.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS

 

 

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE HELENE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6:00AM WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2018. …

HELENE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN…

AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 35.7° WEST OR ABOUT 800 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS AND ABOUT 1400 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS LIKELY BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND HELENE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON THURSDAY.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS

 

 

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2018. …

ISAAC IS A LITTLE WEAKER AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES…

AT 5AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 53.5° WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF MARTINIQUE.

ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, ISAAC’S CENTER IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS

 

 

 

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Turks & Caicos Under Severe Weather Alert

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Garfield Ekon

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#TurksandCaicos, March 22, 2024 – A severe weather warning for has been issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and The The Bahamas, where rainfall will effect the islands from Friday, March 22 to Monday, March 25.

According to The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, the combination of a “potent upper-level” trough, and unseasonably warm and moist conditions near the surface poses the “potential for squally/severe weather for the two countries.

The agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the three-day rainfall accumulations of 4 to 6 inches with maximum amounts of up to eight inches are likely in the Northwest Bahamas. Lesser accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are likely in the Central Bahamas and 1 to 2 inches in the Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It forecasted that the “highest risk” for squally/severe convection is expected from Friday evening to Saturday night, in the Northwest and Central Bahamas, and some street flooding and flooding of other low-lying areas, especially in the Northwest and Central Bahamas, is expected.

“Heavy downpours, localized flooding, strong gusty winds, dangerous lightning, hail and possible waterspout or tornadic activity may be expected during thunderstorms,” the agency said, adding that for the Northwest Bahamas, winds will be 20 to 30 knots, with gusts to gale force.

For the Central and Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, winds will be 20 to 25 knots with higher gusts. Small craft operators should not venture far from port in the Northwest and Central Bahamas on Friday,” the Met officed warned.

A small craft advisory will come into effect in Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday.

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Hurricane Names Released for Atlantic

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Rashaed Esson

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#NHC#NOAA#HurricaneSeason#HurricaneNames, February 22nd, 2024 – In just a few months, the Atlantic Hurricane season will begin, going from June 1st to November 30th, and the names that will be used for Hurricanes this year have been released, a total of 21, which are used in rotation and reused every 6 years. The list can be viewed on the National Hurricane Center’s website at www.nhc.noaa.gov.

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Caribbean News

Wilkie, newest report 

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Dana Malcolm

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#TurksandCaicos, January 19th, 2024 – A judge-only trial in the Grand Turk Supreme Court has landed Cedric Simms in prison for arson after he was convicted of setting fire to a dwelling with his estranged wife and her sister inside. The three-week trial convinced the judge that Simms was guilty even without the presentation of hard evidence by the prosecution. Sophia Sandy-Smith represented the office of the DPP and Lara Maroof Misick for the defendant, Simms is awaiting sentencing. 

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