TURKS AND CAICOS PUBLIC FORECAST 12:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 29TH JULY 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG WITH SURFACE TROUGHING IS GENERATING CLOUDINESS AND INCREASED SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS (INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS) THROUGH TONIGHT…MEANWHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES WEATHER OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES…ALSO, DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT INDEX, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING PEAK SUNLIGHT HOURS AND STAY HYDRATED.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER…TURNING FAIR AND WARM TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: VARIABLE, LESS AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 3 FEET OR LESS OVER THE OCEAN.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS (INCLUDES THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS)
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY, WARM AND A BIT BREEZY WITH THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 94 °F 34 °C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 79 °F 26 °C
SUNSET: 7:56PM MOONSET: 4:10PM
HIGH TIDE: 4:55PM HIGH TIDE: 5:13AM SAT
SUNRISE: 6:37AM SAT MOONRISE: 3:28 AM SAT
LOW TIDE: 11:23PM LOW TIDE: 11:26AM SAT
EXTENDED FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY, WARM AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A TROPICAL WAVE ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES AND A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS A 30 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT RESPECTIVILY THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS
