HURRICANE IRENE POUNDING ELEUTHERA AND CAT ISLAND DIRECTLY, AND NOW HEADING TOWARDS SOUTH ABACO.
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE 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 8 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.5 DEGREES WEST, JUST EAST OF HARBOUR ISLAND OR 54 MILES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF NASSAU AND 67 MILES SOUTH- SOUTH-EAST OF MARSH HARBOUR.
What a difference a week makes ...
Off for a spot of snorkelling ...
