WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…
TURNING MAINLY FAIR TONIGHT
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS & THE TCI
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN tHE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE TCI
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 94F 34C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 81F 27C
SUNSET: 7:28PM SUNRISE: 6:51AM SAT.
MOONRISE: 4:19PM MOONSET: 3:26AM SAT.
HIGH TIDE: 5:17PM LOW TIDE: 11:44PM
HIGH TIDE: 5:35AM SAT. LOW TIDE: 11:42AM SAT.
WEATHER OUTLOOK: FOR TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:….PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE BELOW, ELSEWHERE A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN OFF
THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AFTER THE WEEKEND WHILE IT MOVES OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC THIS SYSTEM HAS A 50 PERCENT FORMATION CHANCE
THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM FRIDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2017.
… IRMA TURNS WESTWARD WITH 120-MPH WINDS…
AT 5 PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 39.1° WEST OR ABOUT 1495 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
IRMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRMA IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH, UP OR DOWN, ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT IRMA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A POWERFUL HURRICANE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM, KEEP LISTENING AND FOLLOWING RTC ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR MORE.
