THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
MONDAY 08TH AUGUST 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL SUPPORT INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND ENHANCED SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, WARM AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 OVER OPEN WATERS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
FOR THE TURKS & CAICOS & SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 92F 33C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 79F 26C
SUNSET: 7:50PM
SUNRISE: 6:41AM TUE
MOONSET: 11:37PM
MOONRISE: 12:33PM TUE
HIGH TIDE: 12:31PM LOW TIDE: 6:44PM
HIGH TIDE 12:43AM TUE LOW TIDE: 7:03AM TUE
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…SUNNY AND HOT ELSEWHERE WITH A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME UNLIKELY AS THE TROUGH MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWARD OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE OF FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES/dg/cwr
