(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – Recent torrential rain in Eleuthera is re-surfacing a familiar hazard on the roads with potholes, appearing in many places. On Friday afternoon after the weather in Central and South Eleuthera cleared some what,  numerous pot holes had to be carefully dodged especially on the stretch of the main road from the beginning of Palmetto Point to the end of Savannah Sound. 

Additionally large pools of water are present on low lying parts of the road, further south and into Tarpum Bay.  This situation may not be restricted to the areas mentioned and especially at night, with the unlit roads, drivers should be aware of the observations.

Motorists going around big pools of water in the road in Tarpum Bay

 


More water in the main road, leading from Tarpum Bay to Savannah Sound when driving North.

 

 

The forecast calls for more rain tonight and tomorrow and satellite images show no reason to disagree with this.

 

Satellite image recorded at 7:17pm May 31, 2013.

 

The Official Forecast issued Friday at 5PM.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 5PM FRIDAY 31ST MAY 2013. ISSUED BY NASSAU METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE AT 2130UTC

WARNINGS: SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST COAST BEACHES……SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS

 GENERAL SITUATION: A MID LEVEL TROUGH ALONG WITH A MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ISLANDS WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAIN BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THOUGH TOMORROW

 FOR ALL AREAS:

 ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…..W ITH HIGH GUSTS

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…..HIGHER IN GUSTS

WEATHER: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS…..SHOWERS LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES

 

LOW TEMP TONIGHT: 71F 21C                          HIGH TEMP TOMORROW: 83F 28C

SUNSET: 7:55PM                                                 SUNRISE: 6;20AM SAT

MOONRISE: 1:36AM SAT                                    MOONSET: 1;58PM SAT

LOW TIDE: 8:24PM                                              HIGH TIDE: 2:31AM

LOW TIDE: 8:58AM SAT                                      HIGH TIDE: 3:15PM SAT

 

 

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