PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SATURDAY 30TH JULY 2016 ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLGY AT 6 AM

 PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT  SATURDAY 30TH JULY 2016 ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLGY AT 6 AM 

GENERAL SITUATION: A SERIES OF MULTI-LAYERED TROUGHS ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WILL GENERATE MOIST CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES…ALSO, DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT INDEX, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING PEAK SUNLIGHT HOURS AND STAY HYDRATED.

NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HUMID AND HOT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.

WINDS:  EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS OVER OPEN WATERS.

SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS OVER THE OCEAN.

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS, HUMID AND HOT WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION WILL BE IN EFFECT IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

WINDS:  EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL AREAS.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE          92  °F             33    °C          

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE        78  °F             26    °C          

SUNRISE: 6:37AM               MOONSET:  5:09PM                            L OW TIDE: 11:26AM          &             11:23PM             

SUNSET: 7:56PM                 MOONRISE: 4:25AM SUN.                 HIGH TIDE: 5:45PM                                           

EXTENDED FORECAST: TROUGHINESS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE WINDS BECOMING BRISK OVER THE ENTIRE CHAIN OF ISLANDS BY SUNDAY.

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT AND BREEZY WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.      

WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…EASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…6 TO 9 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

FORECAST FOR MONDAY

WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT IN THE  NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AN SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…EASTERLY AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…5 TO 8 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.              

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: TWO TROPICAL WAVES ARE PRESENTLY BEING MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT: 1) LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES AND IS SHOWING A LOW CHANCE OF ABOUT 30 PERCENT FOR FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. HOWEVER, BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, THE WAVE’S CHANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT COULD INCREASE AS IT ENTERS A MORE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

2) LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE, THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING A MEDIUM CHANCE OF 50 PERCENT FOR FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.