Thursday, August 25, 2011
If I were religious, I'd be praying for the Bahamas right now.
HUrricane Irene is now hitting central Eleuthera with Gale Force winds. Our pine box is taking a beating, but more importantly than that, all of the great people of Governor's Harbour, Hatchet Bay, and all of Eleuthera are experiencing this. My thoughts are with Aaron, Lisa, their family, Max and his family, Ton, and Rosalie, John and Mrs. Watts, Ezra Cash, Dan and Larry, and so many other great and special people that are there. Governor's Harbor is only a few feet above sea level, or much of it anyway. Storm surge of 9-13 feet is expected.
Here's a couple of the latest reports:
a link: http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/1668.html
and here's the text from another:
THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO
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August 25, 2011
THIS IS ALERT NUMBER THIRTY-THREE (#33) ON HURRICANE IRENE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, AT NOON EDT THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST 2011.
… THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.8 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLE IN THE WALL, SOUTH ABACO, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SPANISH WELLS, NORTH ELEUTHERA AND ABOUT 75 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS ABACO THIS AFTERNOON. AS IRENE MOVES ON THIS TRACK, NORTH ELEUTHERA, EASTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO WILL EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE BERRY ISLANDS, WESTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND NEW PROVIDENCE WOULD EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTRE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.
STORM SURGE AND BATTERING WAVES ARE NOW IMPACTING NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH ABACO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN FLOODED AREAS WHERE DOWNED POWERLINES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN DOORS IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. USE OF THE STREETS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY, AS MOST WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
Here's a couple of the latest reports:
a link: http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/1668.html
and here's the text from another:
THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO
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August 25, 2011
THIS IS ALERT NUMBER THIRTY-THREE (#33) ON HURRICANE IRENE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, AT NOON EDT THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST 2011.
… THE EYE OF IRENE IS BETWEEN NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, NEW PROVIDENCE, ANDROS, LONG ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, RUM CAY, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.8 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLE IN THE WALL, SOUTH ABACO, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SPANISH WELLS, NORTH ELEUTHERA AND ABOUT 75 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CORE OF IRENE WILL MOVE ACROSS ABACO THIS AFTERNOON. AS IRENE MOVES ON THIS TRACK, NORTH ELEUTHERA, EASTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO WILL EXPERIENCE HURRICANE FORCE WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE BERRY ISLANDS, WESTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND NEW PROVIDENCE WOULD EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTRE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.
STORM SURGE AND BATTERING WAVES ARE NOW IMPACTING NORTH ELEUTHERA AND SOUTH ABACO AND WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH ABACO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN FLOODED AREAS WHERE DOWNED POWERLINES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN DOORS IN ALL OF THE ISLANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. USE OF THE STREETS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY, AS MOST WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
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