public notice: weather forecast and tropical weather outlook september 15 2023
Weather Update
BAHAMAS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: MODERATE SWELLS ALONG EASTERN COASTLINES WILL CONTINUE AS HURRICANE LEE GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY FROM OUR AREA. A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM HURRICANE LEE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS HURRICANE LEE MOVES AWAY FROM OUR AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE EVIDENCED IN THE FORM OF LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SWELLS GENERATED BY LEE. AS A RESULT, THE PUBLIC IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO REFRAIN FROM ENTERING THE SEA, ESPECIALLY ALONG ATLANTIC COASTLINES. FINALLY, RESIDENTS ARE STILL ADVISED TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND LIMIT EXTENDED PERIODS OUTDOORS DUE TO HIGH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES.
AREA – ALL AREAS:
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BECOMING FAIR AND WARM WITH A FEW PASSING SHOWERS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT.
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE BUT UP TO 10 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC COASTS IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY: 92°F / 33°C
HEAT INDEX: 100°F / 38°C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: 80°F / 27°C
SUNRISE: 6:55 AM
SUNSET: 7:13 PM
MOONRISE: 7:18 AM
MOONSET: 7:45 PM
HIGH TIDE: 8:44 AM
LOW TIDE: 2:55 PM
HIGH TIDE: 9:00 PM
LOW TIDE: 3:15 AM SAT.
EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EMANATING
FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE TOWARDS OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND AND STALL
PRODUCING SOME SHOWERS AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY:
WEATHER: IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, BECOMING WARM AND HUMID AT
NIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT A MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUDS, BECOMING FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT WITH A FEW BRIEF PASSING
SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AT TIMES.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE BUT UP TO 8 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC COASTS.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY:
WEATHER: IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, BECOMING WARM AT NIGHT WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE, PARTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW ISOLATED
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, BECOMING FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT WITH A
STRAY SHOWER OR TWO.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET NEARSHORE BUT UP TO 7 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC COASTS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK SEPTEMBER 15 2023: CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC (AL97): SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE LESSER ANTILLES AND THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS... HIGH... 90.
