Tropical Storm Harvey (Update)

AT 4PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 95.7° WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS AND ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS. HARVEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE…

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY 6PM WED 23 AUG 2017

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM WEDNESDAY, 23RD AUGUST, 2017. … HARVEY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT HEADS FOR TEXAS...  AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF…

TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 16TH AUGUST, 2017

GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PRODUCE SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS. SPECIAL…

Tropical Storm Emily: Power outages, rain, fishermen rescued

Tropical Storm Emily weakened to a tropical depression Monday afternoon as it slogged eastward across the Florida peninsula, spreading drenching rains, causing power outages and leaving two fishermen to be rescued from Tampa Bay. The National…

FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 21st JULY

THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 21ST JULY 2017 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12 PM. GENERAL SITUATION: UNSTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE ISLANDS DUE IN PART TO A TROUGH NEAR THE…

PUBLIC FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY 2017

GENERAL SITUATION: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BAHAMAS WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO TRIGGER UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POTENTIAL WATERSPOUTS... MARINERS AND…

PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY & TOMORROW 17TH & 18th JULY 2017

GENERAL SITUATION:  DEEP LAYERED TROUGH IS MOVING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS & WILL MAINTAIN SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER OUR ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF…

Weather Update for Sunday July 16th,2017

GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE BAHAMAS COUPLED WITH DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING CONTINUES TO INCREASE SHOWER CHANCES OVER THE ISLANDS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE RISK OF WATERSPOUTS. ALL AREAS…

FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 13TH JULY 2017

GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD LOW-LEVEL TROUGH FEATURE FORMED FROM THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS WESTWARD. TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT…

PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MONDAY 3RD JULY 2017

GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER CUBA ALONG WITH A SURFACE TROUGH JUST WEST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... WHILE A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE GENERATES MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES MAINLY ACROSS THE…