WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST 2014. GENERAL SITUATION: A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS CREATING UNSTABLE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. RESIDENTS IN THE FOREMENTIONED AREAS CAN EXPECTED LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SHORES. NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. FOR THE BOATERS: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT. WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS. SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUILDING IN LATE NIGHT MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS. CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BOATERS: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR. WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS. SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 92F 33C OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 77F 25C SUNSET: 7:37PM SUNRISE: 6:48AM SUN. MOONSET: 6:20PM MOONRISE: 5:56AM SUN. LOW TIDE: 1:12PM HIGH TIDE: 7:28PM LOW TIDE: 1:50AM SUN. HIGH TIDE: 7:45AM SUN. WEATHER OUTLOOK: TROPICAL WEATHER MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:44:34 +0000
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