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Seven Day Weather Forecast From 17th-23rd May, 2012

GENERAL SITUATION: A FRONTAL TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND THEN EAST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH SUNDAY RESULTING IN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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Seven Day Weather Forecast From 17th-23rd May, 2012

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