In its first alert on Tropical Storm Chris, issued at 6 o\uff92clock last evening, the Department of Meteorology reported that the weather system\uff92s centre was located about 760 miles east-southeast of Grand Turk, 860 miles east-southeast of Inagua and 1190 miles east-southeast of New Providence.<\/p>\n
It advised that a tropical storm alert was in effect for the islands of Inagua, Mayaguana, Acklins, Crooked Island, Ragged Island and the Turks and Caicos Islands.<\/p>\n
The alert means that tropical storm conditions can possibly be experienced within 60 hours.<\/p>\n
Tropical Storm Chris was moving toward the west-northwest near 10 miles per hour. <\/p>\n
According to the meteorological department, that general motion was expected to continue for the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n
“On this track the centre of Chris will move near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas on Friday morning,” the alert said.<\/p>\n
The tropical storm\uff92s maximum sustained winds were near 60 miles per hour with higher gusts. <\/p>\n
Some strengthening was forecast over the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n
By: Darrin Culmer, The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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