Alert #9 on Tropical Depression Nine issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Saturday September 27th, 2025, at 6pm EDT.

BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

Forecast Office Section Telephone No. 377-7178/377-7040
Fax No. 377-5275
Nassau, Bahamas

Alert #9 on Tropical Depression Nine issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Saturday September 27th, 2025, at 6pm EDT.

...Depression is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm tonight or early Sunday …
…significant rainfall will continue over The Bahamas…

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the islands of the Northwest and Central Bahamas. This includes 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 Storm Conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

At 5 pm EDT, the center of Tropical Depression Nine was located near latitude 22.2 degrees north and longitude 76.5 degrees west, or about 50 miles West of the Ragged Island chain, 110 miles Southwest of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island and 200 miles South-southeast of New Providence. The Depression is moving toward the northwest near 5 miles-per-hour.

A north northwestward motion is expected to begin tonight and continue through Monday. On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the Central and Northwest Bahamas on Tonight through Sunday night and out of The Bahamas on Monday.

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. Strengthening is expected during the next few days, and the system is expected to become a Tropical Storm tonight or early Sunday and a hurricane by late Monday or Tuesday.

Residents in the Northwest and Central Bahamas should have completed final preparations for Tropical Storm conditions beginning on Tonight through Sunday night.

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 mitigate property damages due to flooding. The next Alert on Potential Tropical Cyclone nine will be issued at 9 pm EDT.

Issued by: JEFFREY SIMMONS