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Last Updated: Sep 21, 2020 - 7:37:38 AM |
BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY MONDAY 21STSEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12 AM.
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL PROGRESSIVELY DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD BRINGING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TODAY. SEA SWELLS FROM HURRICANE TEDDY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT HAZARDOUS BOATING AND BEACHING CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DUE HIGH SEAS AS A RESULT OF DANGEROUS NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY SWELLS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO REFRAIN FROM SWIMMING DUE TO THE RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF. THERE IS A RISK OF POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTAL ROADS ESPECIALLY THE FISHING HOLE ROAD IN GRAND BAHAMAS AND THE GLASS WINDOW BRIDGE IN ELEUTHERA.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. SHOWERS CAN BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES.
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDDAY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET BUT UP TO 16 FEET IN LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS AND GUSTS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: AN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO SWELLS BUT BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS: NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT UP TO 12 FEET IN MODERATE TO LARGE NORTH AND NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS BY MONDAY EVENING.
MONDAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE 86°F 30°C
OVERNGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 75°F 24°C
SUNRISE: 6:59 AM
SUNSET: 7:08 PM
MOONRISE: 11:23 AM
MOONSET: 10:35 PM
LOW TIDE: 5:17 AM 6:02 PM
HIGH TIDE: 11:36 AM 11:58 PM
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEMS ON TROPICAL STORM BETA, LOCATED 120 MILES SOUTH OF GALVESTON TEXAS AND ON HURRICANE TEDDY LOCATED 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. ELSEWHERE:
1) POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE PAULETTE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE AZORES HAS A MEDIUM, OR 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
2) A SMALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA HAS A LOW, OR 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: S. SEARS/rs
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