THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, IS GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL ISLANDS WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AT THE SURFACE REMAINS OVER THE ISLANDS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHERGOERS AND MARINERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS.
AREA: NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
AREA: SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON TURNING FAIR AND WARM WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 92 °F 33 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 79 °F 26 °C
SUNSET: 7:42PM MOONRISE: 7:15PM LOW TIDE: 1:41PM 2:22AM THU
SUNRISE: 6:45AM THU MOONSET: 6:53AM THU HIGH TIDE: 7:59PM 8:18AM THU
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWESTWARD AWAY FROM THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW WEATHER CONDITIONS TO BECOME MORE DRY AND STABLE.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER / A.T.
