Marine forecast for the Bahamas for 24 hours from 06:00am  Thursday, 23rd October 2014, issued by the Bahamas department of meteorology at 0345utc.

 

Waterspouts are possible by tonight.  Boaters should be alert for gusty winds and higher seas in or near heavy showers or thunderstorms as well as reduced visibility to 3nm or less

General situation: a wet weather pattern will blanket the islands courtesy of moisture associated with a remnant low in the Gulf of Mexico and a frontal system across Florida

 

 

 

For the northwest and central Bahamas

Advisory:  boaters should be alert for gusty winds and higher seas in or near heavy showers or thunderstorms

 

Winds: east-northeast to east-southeast at 10 to 15 knots increasing 15 to 20 knots across Grand Bahama and Abaco tonight

 

Seas:  2 to 4 feet over the ocean building 4 to 6 feet over Grand Bahama and Abaco

 

Weather:  scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms today through tonight.

 

For the southeast Bahamas

 

Advisory:  boaters should be alert for gusty winds and higher seas in or near heavy showers or thunderstorms…small craft caution will come into effect later tonight across Grand Bahama and Abaco

 

Winds:  east to southeast at 10 to 15 knots open waters

 

Seas:  2 to 4 feet over the ocean

 

Weather:  few isolated showers or possible thunderstorms

 

Daytime high temperature:      88°f    31°c

Overnight low temperature:  72°f    22°c   

           

Moonset:   06:36 am                                                                   high tide:  07:59 am  

Moonrise: 07:47 am Fri.                                                             Low tide:   02:20 pm

                                                                                                            high tide:  08:14 pm

                                                                                                            low tide:   02:22 am Fri.

Forecast for Friday

 

Winds:  northeast to east at 20 to 25 knots over the extreme northwest Bahamas, southeast to south at 15 to 20 knots across the remaining northwest and central Bahamas and southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots across the southeast Bahamas

 

Seas: 7 to 10 feet over the extreme northwest, 4 to 6 feet over the northwest and central Bahamas and 2 to 4 feet over the southeast Bahamas

 

Weather:  cloudy to overcast and windy with heavy rain, scattered showers, heavy to occasional severe thunderstorms

 

Forecast for Saturday

 

Winds:  northeasterly at 15 to 20 knots over the northwest and central Bahamas and southwest to west at 15 to 20 knots across the southeast Bahamas

 

Seas:  4 to 6 feet

 

Weather:  scattered showers and thunderstorms with a gradual clearing only across the northwest and central Bahamas

 

Tropical weather outlook:  tropical cyclone formation is not expected through the next 5 days

 

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Patricia weeks/anl