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public notice: weather forecast december 06 2022

THIS IS THE BAHAMAS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, TUESDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 2022, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.

 GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE SPANNING OVER THE ISLANDS WILL KEEP A MOSTLY TRANQUIL WEATHER REGIME ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TODAY. MEANWHILE, A STRENGTHENING LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL STEADILY INTRODUCE BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE GENERATING PERSISTENT SEA SWELLS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT ATLANTIC SHORELINES THROUGH TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION, AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD AVOID ENTERING THE WATERS ALONG ATLANTIC SHORELINES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SEA SWELLS THAT WILL GIVE RISE TO HIGH SEAS, POSSIBLE ROUGH SURF AND HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TIDAL INUNDATION ALONG COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SWELL ACTIVITY, AS THE FULL MOON CYCLE APPROACHES.

AREA – FOR ALL AREAS:

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS TODAY, BECOMING MOSTLY FAIR, MILD AND A BIT BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW TRANSIENT SHOWERS BY TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES DUE TO SWELLS.

WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS TODAY, SHIFTING NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS BY LATE TONIGHT.

SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING, INCREASING 3 TO 5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON IN NEARSHORE WATERS AND IN SHELTERED AREAS. EXPECT 5 TO 8-FOOT SEAS ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES IN MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 82°F / 28°C

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 72°F / 22°C

 

SUNRISE: 6:41 AM

SUNSET: 5:19 PM

MOONRISE: 4:15 PM

MOONSET: 6:12 AM WED.

HIGH TIDE: 6:20 AM

LOW TIDE: 12:48 PM

HIGH TIDE: 6:33 PM

LOW TIDE: 12:37 AM WED.

EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): PREDOMINANTLY FAIR AND BREEZY  CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. MEANWHILE, LONG-PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND SLOWLY BUILD SEAS ACROSS BAHAMIAN WATERS, AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THURSDAY.

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY:

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY TO SUNNY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH QUICK PASSING SHOWERS.

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS BUT GUSTY AT TIMES.

SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE, BUILDING 6 TO 9 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES IN 

MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.

 FORECAST FOR THURSDAY:

WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH A FEW LIGHT SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, INCREASING 15 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE, BUILDING 7 TO 10 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES IN LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.

SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A LARGE AND COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ROUGHLY 1200 MILES EAST OF THE BAHAMAS HAS A MEDIUM, OR 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF BECOMING A SHORT-LIVED, POST-SEASON, SUB-TROPICAL OR TROPICAL SYSTEM THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE (5) DAYS, AS IT CONTINUES TO TREK EASTWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE AREA.