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221549 MYNNYM

BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST

BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THURSDAY
22NDAUGUST 2019 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.


GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAHAMAS
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA AS A SURFACE
TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS MOVES WESTWARDS THROUGH TONIGHT.


SPECIAL WARNINGS:BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE HIGH RISK OF
WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN HEAVY
SHOWERS OR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DURING HEAVY AND PROLONG
RAINFALL EVENTS. BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES.


FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS

WEATHER:PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, HUMID, AND WARM WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

ADVISORY:SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

WINDS:EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.

SEAS:4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.


SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS

WEATHER:PARTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT WITH FEW PASSING SHOWERS DURING
THE DAYTIME. PARTLY CLOUDY TO FAIR SKIES AND BREEZY AT NIGHT WITH THE
CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER OR TWO.

ADVISORY:SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

WINDS:EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE OCEAN.

SEAS:4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.


DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE:86°F	30°C	      

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE:73°F  23°C


SUNSET:7:36 PM			       MOONSET: 12:40 PM      

SUNRISE:6:47 AMFRI		  MOONRISE:12:09 AM FRI 


HIGH TIDE:12:11 PM	&	 12:22 AM FRI

LOW TIDE: 6:30 PM	 &	  6:38 AM FRI


WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY:UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH
TROUGHING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.


TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:SEE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CHANTAL ISSUED AT NOON. ELSEWHERE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED
OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE BY THIS
WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWESTWARD
TOWARD THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO TURN OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. FORMATION
CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS LOW, AT ABOUT 20
PERCENT.


FORECASTER: G. GREENE/rf=