. BAHAMAS MARINE FORECAST AT 6:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 07TH , 2025 MARINE FORECASTS FOR THE BAHAMAS ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6:00 A.M. EST FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 07TH , 2025, FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WARNINGS: A small craft advisory is in effect for Atlantic waters near the Southeast Bahamas. Small craft operators...
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File Photo: BPL crews working on transmission and distribution lines. An overnight electrical storm hit Eleuthera late on Tuesday evening, July 25th, and persisted into the early morning hours of Wednesday morning, bringing with it, charged skies, thunder and eventually rain. The power supply to the island was knocked out during the early morning, however,...
Ministry of Tourism officials in Eleuthera on Wednesday, May 31st, announced a postponement of the 2023 Pineapple Festival. The planned two-day signature event was set to take place on Friday, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd in Gregory Town, Central Eleuthera. The announcement followed a special weather statement released by the Bahamas Department...
Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, citing the likely development of El Niño as a primary factor. Eastern and central tropical and subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are much warmer than normal, while Caribbean sea surface temperatures are near their...
NEMA deactivates NEOC – (Update: 10am Thursday, September 29th, 2022) NASSAU, The Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) was deactivated at 10am Thursday (September 29th) following the All-Clear on Tropical Storm Ian given by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology. The NEOC was...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology at 9:00 PM Monday, 6th June, 2022 Inclement and wet weather is expected for the Northwest and Central Bahamas into Tuesday, 7th June, 2022. A long trailing plume of moisture/rainband associated with Post-Tropical Storm Alex that extends westwards across the Northwest and Central...
. Update (Wednesday morning, January 12, 2022): Local Officials released the following communication on Wednesday morning, following a stormy Tuesday evening on Eleuthera, “The Glass Window Bridge is open. Very windy conditions and a lot of salt spray. Be extra cautious if you must pass in the vicinity of the Glass Window Bridge. Conditions will...
ALERT #11 ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION GRACE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2021, AT 6PM EDT. …GRACE DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION…BUT STILL EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI… THE TROPICAL STORM ALERT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS IS DISCONTINUED AND THE ALL CLEAR...
Captain Stephen Russell, Director, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are closely monitoring one of two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Stephen Russell, Director, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said while Potential Tropical...
NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured this image of Hurricane Laura on August 26, 2020 as it approached the Gulf Coast. (NOAA) NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal...