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Last Updated: Sep 28, 2020 - 3:51:37 PM |
BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6 AM.
GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS, WHILE SOME TROUGHING PRODUCES POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY.
ALL AREAS
WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND HOT WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 90°F 32°C
HEAT INDEX 103°F 39°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 77°F 25°C
SUNRISE: 7:01 AM
SUNSET: 7:00 PM
MOONRISE: 5:32 PM
MOONSET: 4:59 AM TUE.
HIGH TIDE: 6:12 AM & 6:35 PM
LOW TIDE: 12:20 PM & 12:58 AM TUE.
EXTENDED FORECAST: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND A BIT BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AND HOT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL AND BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IN A FEW DAYS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE OF 20 PERCENT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/rs
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