ALERT #42 ON HURRICANE DORIAN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 12:00 AM, TODAY, TUESDAY, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2019, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 0415 UTC.

GENERAL SITUATION: CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE DORIAN CONTINUES TO DEVASTATE GRAND BAHAMA WHILE FEEDER BANDS AFFECT THE NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDE: GRAND BAHAMA, THE ABACOS, BIMINI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE… SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

AREA: REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS:
WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND VERY WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BECOMING HEAVY TO SEVERE AT TIMES.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET BUT UP TO 15 FEET IN LARGE SWELLS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET BUT UP TO 12 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

AREA: SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS:
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS.

TODAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE: 88°F / 31°C
TUESDAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE: 73°F / 23°C

SUNRISE: 6:51 AM
SUNSET: 7:25 PM
MOONRISE: 11:13 AM
MOONSET: 10:53 PM

LOW TIDE: 4:29 AM
HIGH TIDE: 10:43 AM
LOW TIDE: 5:04 PM
HIGH TIDE: 11:04 PM

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE LATEST ALERT ON HURRICANE DORIAN. ELSEWHERE, (1) AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES WEST OF CABO VERDE ISLANDS IS SHOWING A HIGH CHANCE OF 90 PERCENT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS. (2) ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO HAS A 70 PERCENT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS. (3) A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS. (4) A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECASTED TO EMERGE OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS IN A FEW DAYS AND HAS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS.

FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS/AC