WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY 12TH JULY, 2013. GENERAL SITUATION: THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL HAS FRACTURED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING WEST OF THE BAHAMAS AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MOVING NORTHWARD WHILE INTERACTING WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST WEST OF BIMINI. FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS. WEATHER: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, SOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. FOR SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS: EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS. SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS. WEATHER: FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. DAYTIME HIGH: 90F 32C OVERNIGHT LOW: 77F 32C SUNRISE: 06:28AM FRI. SUNSET: 8:03PM FRI. MOONRISE: 10:13AM FRI. MOONSET: 10:46PM FRI. HIGH TIDE: 11:13AM FRI. LOW TIDE: 5:18PM FRI. HIGH TIDE: 11:26PM FRI. LOW TIDE: 05:50AM SAT. EXTENDED FORECAST: MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BY SATURDAY MORNING AS A SURFACE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WITH POCKETS OF WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FORECAST FOR SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS; PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS IN THE DAY, TURNING MOSTLY FAIR AT NIGHT. WINDS: SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE OCEAN. FORECAST FOR SUNDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS IN THE DAY; PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH POCKETS OF SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AT FIRST IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS; NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, BECOMING 10 KNOTS OR LESS LATE. SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA INTO THE BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND IT HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE, 30 PERCENT OF BECOMING A CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE, TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH 48 HOURS.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:02:18 +0000
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