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3-DAY BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST

BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER
2019

GENERAL SITUATION:  THE COMBINATION OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM NESTOR IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
ALONG WITH A STATIONARY FRONT WILL SUPPORT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST AND SOUTH COAST BEACHES IN THE NORTHWEST
AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY WHILE RESIDENTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO
POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING DURING HEAVY AND PROLONGED RAINFALL
EVENTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS:

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND BREEZY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT…SOME SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT. BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.

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

SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.

SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS:

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND HOT WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM.

ADVISORY: EXPECT 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			 88°F		   
31°C  

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE			77°F		  
25°C  

SUNRISE: 7:10 AM			      MOONSET: 12:15 PM      
	       HIGH TIDE: 11:10 AM		 11:31 PM	     
      

SUNSET: 6:37 PM 			       MOONRISE: 11:11 PM    
	       LOW TIDE: 5:42 PM		   5:36 AM SUN.

EXTENDED FORECAST: A TRAILING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
STORM NESTOR IS EXPECTED TO ENTER EXTREME NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY INTO
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY						     
		     

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND WARM WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE
CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL
BAHAMAS…EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS…2 TO 4
FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

FORECAST FOR MONDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND VERY WARM WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
AND EASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM
NESTOR.

FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/AA