WEATHER FORECAST FOR FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2013. GENERAL SITUATION: A NEAR STATIONARY MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL HELP GENERATE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY. MEANWHILE A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS TO ENTER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BY EVENING. FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS: 2 TO 3 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, A BIT BREEZY AND HOT TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS. SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 91°F 33°C OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 77°F 25°C SUNRISE: 06:50 AM MOONSET: 03:28 PM LOW TIDE: 09:51 AM SUNSET: 07:30 PM MOONRISE: 02:35 AM HIGH TIDE: 04:20 PM LOW TIDE: 10:49 PM EXTENDED OUTLOOK: A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE ISLANDS WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ATTEMPTS TO BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. FORECAST FOR SATURDAY WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS BUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS. FORECAST FOR SUNDAY WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS; EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS; 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE OVER EXTREME WESTERN AFRICA IS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT…AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN. THIS WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE WESTWARD INTO A REGION WHERE THE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:15:57 +0000
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