GENERAL SITUATION: THE BAHAMAS IS LYING BETWEEN TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN TO THE EAST AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WHILE JOAQUIN PROVIDE SOME TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: TIDAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE CYCLES CONTINUES IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN LOW LYING AREAS.
THE TCI, NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTAT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUT HIGHER IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS OVER THE OCEAN.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WARM WITH A WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS BUT HIGHER IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 91°F 33°C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 75°F 24°C
SUNSET: 6:59PM
SUNRISE: 7:01AM (WED)
MOONRISE: 8:27PM
MOONSET: 9:37AM WED
LOW TIDE: 3:34PM 3:48AM WED
HIGH TIDE: 9:34PM 10:04AM WED
WEATHER OUTLOOK: TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD TODAY THEN BEGIN TO TURN WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT SPREADING TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WITH A LOW CHANCE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH AND THE REMNANTS OF IDA. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS WEEK WITH A LOW CHANCE OF FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND MEDIUM CHANCE THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
