GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ALONG WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AS A RESULT OF SEA SWELLS AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM TODAY. MAINLY FAIR TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT UP TO 12 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLECLOUDINESS AND WARM WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL AREAS.
WINDS: VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS, BUT UP TO 10 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY: 88 °F 31 °C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: 75 °F 24 °C
SUNRISE: 7:10AM MOONSET: 9:42AM HIGH TIDE: 10:00AM & 10:23PM
SUNSET: 6:40PM MOONRISE: 9:10PM LOW TIDE: 4:26PM
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MEANDER JUST TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WITH A TRAILING TROUGH ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND BREEZY WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…3 TO 5 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…3 FEET OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS..SEAS UP TO 11 FEET ACROSSS ALL AREAS IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY TOMOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTHERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…3 FEET OR LESS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…SEAS UP TO 9 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS ACROSS ALL AREAS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: Shower activity associated with a low pressure area located just to the northeast of the Southeastern Bahamas has become more concentrated this morning, and surface observations indicate that pressures are falling in the area. The low is expected to slowly intensify as upper-level winds become more conducive and a subtropical or tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as the low moves northward or north-northwestward. This system now has a 70 percent chance of formation during the next five days.
