#Bahamas, December 9, 2017 – Nassau – PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2017, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPT. OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS MOVING ACROSS THE ISLANDS IN WAKE OF THE FRONT…
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES…THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WINDY AND COOL TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF…
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT…AN ADVISORY WILL COME INTO EFFECT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT…
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT…
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT…
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON…FAIR TONIGHT WITH A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO POSSIBLE…
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS…
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 86 °F 30 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 67 °F 19 °C
SUNSET: 5:21PM
SUNRISE: 6:44AM SUN
MOONSET: 12:03PM
MOONRISE: 11:55PM
HIGH TIDE: 12:26PM & 1:07AM SUN
LOW TIDE: 6:57PM & 7:17AM SUN
WEATHER OUTLOOK: COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…WHILE HIGH PRESSURE AND A COOLER AIRMASS FOLLOWS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS IN WAKE OF THE FRONT.
FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)/vd
