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BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST

BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE
2019.

GENERAL SITUATION:  A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. HOWEVER, A WEAK DISSIPATING
SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF A WESTWARD MOVING TROPICAL WAVE ARE EXPECTED TO TRIGGER
SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THEIR VICINITY.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
AND KEEP HYDRATED ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK SUNSHINE PERIODS AS HEAT
INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

FOR ALL AREAS

WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, HUMID AND HOT WITH FEW SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A SUMMER THUNDERSTORM OR TWO TODAY. PARTLY CLOUDY TO FAIR
AND WARM TONIGHT WITH JUST A FEW PASSING SHOWERS LIKELY.

ADVISORY:	     BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS

WINDS:		 VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS EARLY, BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 KNOTS LATER AND
EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS:		    1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE		 92°F		 33°C	

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE	     79°F	       26°C  

HEAT INDEX							
105°F	       41°C

SUNRISE: 6:22 AM			     

SUNSET: 8:01 PM 			      

MOONSET: 2:18 PM       

MOONRISE: 2:25 AM THU		

LOW TIDE: 8:17 AM			       8:50 PM		     

HIGH TIDE: 2:36 PM			  2:43 AM THU

EXTENDED FORECAST: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE
AREA AS A WAVE BRINGS MOIST UNSTABLE TROPICAL CONDITIONS
NORTH-WESTWARD FROM THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY THROUGH TO
FRIDAY.

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS EASTERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS; EASTERLY
AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. 	     

SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS; 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

WINDS EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS; EASTERLY
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 25
KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS; 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: THE TROPICS REMAINS QUIET AND TROPICAL
CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

FORECASTER: G. GREENE/AA