NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016.
DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY
AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 36.4° WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND THIS MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THE DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
08/17/2016 1140 AM
BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST
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.
MARINE FORECAST
BAHAMAS MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 06AM WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1000UTC.
WARNINGS: BEACHERGOERS AND MARINERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS.
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND ANDROS GENERATING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLANDS.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
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.
WEATHER: WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
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.
WEATHER: THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
MOONRISE: 7:15PM
MOONSET: 6:53AM THUR
HIGH TIDE: 7:33AM 7:59PM
LOW TIDE: 1:41PM 2:22AM THUR
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY AND REMAINING THROUGH MONDAY WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND TROUGH WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND WEAKEN BY THURSDAY, BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON/vs/sc
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016.
… TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC …
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 35.2° WEST OR ABOUT 775 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH, AND THIS MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND THE DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON
08/17/2016 1000UTC.
BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST
BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND ANDROS GENERATING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLANDS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHERGOERS AND MARINERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY TURNING MOSTLY FAIR AND WARM TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
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.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. FAIR AND WARM WITH THE 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
SUNRISE: 6:45AM
SUNRISE: 7:42PM
MOONRISE: 7:15PM
MOONSET: 6:53AM THUR
HIGH TIDE: 7:33AM 7:59PM
LOW TIDE: 1:41PM 2:22AM THUR
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY AND REMAINING THROUGH MONDAY WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND TROUGH WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND WEAKEN BY THURSDAY, BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER THE OCEAN.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER THE OCEAN.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON/vs/sc
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