Alert #5 on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Saturday September 27th, 2025, at 6am EDT.
BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
Forecast Office Section
Telephone No. 377-7178/377-7040 Fax No. 377-5275
Nassau, Bahamas
Alert #5 on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Saturday September 27th, 2025, at 6am EDT.
…Satellite imagery shows that the disturbance has become a little better organized…
…the system is expected to become a Tropical Storm and produce significant rainfall over The Bahamas…
A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the islands of the Northwest and Central Bahamas. This include the islands of Eleuthera, New Providence, Abaco, Andros, Berry Islands, Grand Bahama San Salvador, Rum Cay, Long Island, Exuma and its Cays and Cat Island.
Tropical Storm Warning means that Tropical Strom Conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
At 5 am EDT, the center of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was located near latitude 21.9 degrees north and longitude 75.8 degrees west, or about 20 miles South of the Ragged Island chain, 90 miles Southwest of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island and 240 miles South-southeast of New Providence.
The system is moving toward the northwest near 7 miles-per-hour. A north- northwestward motion is expected to begin later today and continue through Monday. On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the Central and Northwest Bahamas on Saturday night and Sunday and out of The Bahamas on Monday. Due to a westward shift in the forecast track, the center of the system is now forecast to pass to the east of Andros and over New Providence early Sunday morning and between Abaco and East Grand Bahama on Sunday night as a Tropical Storm.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles-per-hour with higher gusts. The system is expected to become a Tropical Depression by tonight. Gradual Strengthening is forecast thereafter, with the system becoming a Tropical Storm by early Sunday and a hurricane by late Monday.
Residents in the Northwest and Central Bahamas should begin to make final preparations today for the possibility of Tropical Storm conditions beginning on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Rainfall amounts in the Central and Southeast Bahamas are anticipated to be between 4 to 8 inches with isolated amounts up to 10 inches. Residents in low-lying areas should take actions to mitigated property damages due to flooding.
The next Alert on Potential Tropical Cyclone nine will be issued at 9am EDT.
Issued by: JEFFREY SIMMONS
