THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST 2016

 

GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS CONTINUES TO CREATE UNSETTLED WEATHER

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIOONS

FOR THE NORTWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS

WEATHER : PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MILD TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN THUNDERSTORMS

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS

SEAS RUNNING: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

 

FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER, MILD TONIGHT

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS

SEAS RUNNNING; 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE  92F 33C

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE  75F 24C

HIGH TIDE AT 7.15 PM AND LOW TIDE AT 1.39 AM WEDNESDAY AND HIGH AGAIN AT 7.33 AM WEDNESDAY

SUNRISE AT 6.45 AM AND SUNSET AT 7.43 PM

WEATHER OUTLOOK: CONTINUING PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH FEW SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS

 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATES THAT THE LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE 500 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS BECOMING GRADUALLY BETTER ORGANISED AND A DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST

 

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