3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2015
GENERAL SITUATION: A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS CREATING UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE ISLANDS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYIING AREAS DURING HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT..
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 81F 27C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 70F 21C
SUNRISE: 6:43AM SUNSET: 5:21PM
MOONSET: 4:19PM MOONSET: 5:49AM THUR.
HIGH TIDE: 6:05AM LOW TIDE: 12:30PM
HIGH TIDE: 6:17PM LOW TIDE: 12:23AM THU.
EXTENDED FORECAST: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…3 FEET OR LESS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS…NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS…4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
