NASSAU, The Bahamas – Director of NEMA, Captain Stephen Russell deactivated the National Emergency Operations Centre after The Bahamas Department of Meteorology issued the All Clear for the entire Bahamas, in its 3pm advisory on Tropical Storm Philippe.

However an advisory remains in effect for small craft operators to remain in port, as winds move southwest to west at 20 to 25 knots over the next few days. Seas would rise 8 to 10 feet over the open waters then subside 4 to 7 feet.

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology issued the All Clear in Alert #16 on Sunday, October 29 at 3pm.

PHILIPPE SCURRYING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE U.S EAST COAST AND THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ARE DISCONTINUED, HENCE THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN FOR THE ENTIRE BAHAMAS.

AT 2 PM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 75.4 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES NORTHEAST OF COOPER’S TOWN ABACO, 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA AND ABOUT 285 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.

PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 36 MILES PER HOUR.  A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. 

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PHILIPPE WILL MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST AND THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EMERGE OVER THE OPEN WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTHEN IS EXPECTED TODAY, AND PHILIPPE IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT AND BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY TONIGHT AND BE ABSORBED BY A LARGE EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON MONDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 MILES FROM THE CENTER. 

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AS HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY PHILIPPE WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

For more information call: (242) 322-6081 or OR  (242) 322-6731 OR (242) 376-2042. Or Email: nemabahamas242@gmail.com

Tropical Storm Warnings Discontinued for The Bahamas (October 29th, 2017)

Philippe Moving Away (October 29th, 2017)

Tropical Storm Philippe is moving away from The Bahamas; But storm warnings remain in effect

NASSAU, The Bahamas –  Tropical Storm warnings remain in effect for the Northwest Bahamas, even though Tropical Storm Philippe is moving away from the archipelago.

Moderate to severe flooding can be expected, as Philippe is forecasted to produce heavy rainfall with amounts of 1 to 3 inches over the Northwest Bahamas today (Sunday, October 29).

Brief tornadic activities associated with Philippe are possible over the Northwest Bahamas this morning. Those islands are Eleuthera, Abaco, New providence, Andros, The Berry Islands, Bimini and Grand Bahama.

ALERT #14 ON TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SUNDAY 29^TH OCTOBER, 2017 AT 9 AM.

PHILIPPE IS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM FLORIDA BUT STILL PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF ELEUTHERA, ABACO, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING OR COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 8AM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 79.0 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES NORTH OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA, 100 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF COOPER’S TOWN 200 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.

PHILIPPE HAS ACCELERATED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MILES PER HOUR.  THIS GENERAL MOION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PHILIPPE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS MORNING, AND THEN MOVE OVER THE OPEN WESTERN ATLANTIC BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  HOWEVER, PHILIPPE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY TONIGHT, AND TO BECOME ABSORBED BY AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON MONDAY. 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER. 

RECENT SHIP OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATERS IN AND NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.  THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN A FEW HOURS AS PHILIPPE RAPIDLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS.

MODERATE TO SEVERE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED, AS PHILIPPE IS FORECASTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TODAY.

BRIEF TORNADIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PHILIPPE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS MORNING. 

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AS HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

For more information call: (242) 322-6081 or OR  (242) 322-6731 OR (242) 376-2042. Or Email: nemabahamas242@gmail.com

Tropical Storm Philippe Forms – Storm watch and warnings remain for The Bahamas (October 28th, 2017)

NASSAU, The Bahamas - ALERT #9 ON TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENTOF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER, 2017 AT 6PM.

DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE.

HEAVY RAINS OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA AND SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SOUTH FLORIDA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF ELEUTHERA, ABACO, NEW, PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

AT 5PM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 82.6 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA, 285 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

ALICE TOWN BIMINI, 340 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST END GRAND BAHAMA AND 360-MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.

PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 29 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF PHILIPPE WILL MOVE OFF OF THE NORTHERN COAST OF CUBA AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING, AND MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT, AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON SUNDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREAED TO NEAR 40-MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

RESIDENTS IN ELEUTHERA, ABACO, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE. RESIDENTS IN BIMINI SHOULD BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM WINDS AT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD IN WEST END GRAND BAHAMA AT AROUND 2AM ON SUNDAY AND INTO NORTH ABACO AT ABOUT 4AM.

RESIDENTS IN SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, LONG ISLAND AND THE EXUMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL ALERTS ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON PHILIPPE.

MODERATE TO SEVERE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED, AS PHILIPPE IS FORECASTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH SUNDAY.

BRIEF TORNADIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PHILIPPE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, AS HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

For more information call: (242) 322-6081 or OR  (242) 322-6731 OR (242) 376-2042. Or  Email: nemabahamas242@gmail.com

NEMA is monitoring potential Tropical Cyclone #18 (October 27th, 2017)

NASSAU, The Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA is closely monitoring the potential tropical Cyclone #18, which could develop into a Tropical Storm this weekend (October 28-29).

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued tropical storm watches and warnings for the islands of The Bahamas, with potential flooding in low-lying areas.

See Alert issued by the Met Department on Friday, at 9pm.

ALERT #2 ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE #18 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 27^TH OCTOBER,  2017 AT 9PM. 

A DISTURBANCE IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT.  THIS DISTURBANCE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND AFFECTING THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF ELEUTHERA, ABACO, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THAT INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

AT 8PM, THE CENTER OF THE DISTURBANCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 84.5 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA AND ABOUT 677 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW PROVIDENCE.

THE SYSTEM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6-MILES PER HOUR.  A FASTER NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA LATE SATURDAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40-MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BECOME TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.

RESIDENTS IN ELEUTHERA, ABACO, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, BIMINI AND GRAND BAHAMA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE IMPACT OF POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BEGINNING ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

RESIDENTS IN SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, LONG ISLAND AND THE EXUMAS SHOULD ALSO BEGIN TO MAKE PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. 

REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, MODERATE TO SEVERE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED, AS THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT, AS HIGH WAVES GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

For more information call: (242) 322-6081 or OR  (242) 322-6731 OR (242) 376-2042. Or  Email: nemabahamas242@gmail.com