GENERAL SITUATION: A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WILL EXIT THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE ISLANDS IN WAKE OF THE FRONT CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY…
WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TONIGHT AND SWIMMERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATERS DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF…
Rough seas prevented this vessel from docking and off-loading its cargo at the Cupid’s Cay dock on Saturday as the west coast of the island experienced rough seas and high winds.
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6PM, SATURDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 2016, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 2200 UTC.
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
ADVISORY: BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TONIGHT…
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS TOMORROW…
SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET OVER THE OCEAN AND HIGHER IN GUSTS…
WEATHER: NONE SIGNIFICANT…
FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH TOMORROW…
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…
WEATHER: A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS…
MOONRISE: 5:42PM MOONSET: 7:06AM SUN
HIGH TIDE: 7:25PM LOW TIDE: 1:32AM
HIGH TIDE: 7:51AM SUN LOW TIDE: 2:17PM SUN
FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON/VS
