May 27, 2020
Tropical Storm Bertha Forms, Hits South Carolina Coast
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina’s coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm warning was…
June 20, 2019
Public Weather Forecast June 20, 2019
THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY, 20TH JUNE, 2019 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. GENERAL SITUATION: AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE AS IT HOVERS OVER THE ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT.…
June 5, 2019
Weather Report
GENERAL SITUATION: MID TO LOW LEVEL TROUGHING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SOME POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY. ALL AREAS: WEATHER: VARIABLE…
May 14, 2019
HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE TCI
GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH IN VICINITY OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SUPPORTS INCREASED CLOUDS AND SHOWER CHANCES TODAY. WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AREA:…
April 30, 2019
Weather for the week
General Situation: A surface trough along with a mid to upper level trough across the Central Bahamas continues to trigger unsettled weather across the entire Bahamas with some severe weather occurring at times through Thursday. The mid to upper…
April 29, 2019
MARINE FORECAST ON 29-04-2019
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6AM MONDAY 29TH APRIL 2019 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1000 UTC. WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY ALONG…
April 16, 2019
Predictions for 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
With less than two months away from the start of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the DDME has increased it's proactive preparedness activities throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands. Over seven critical training workshops have been successfully…
April 5, 2019
Weekend Forecast
GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…WHILE REMNANTS OF A FORMER FRONT AFFECTS NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS…
March 19, 2019
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT
GENERAL SITUATION: A NEAR STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRESENTLY EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT WEST OF THE AREA AND MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS BRINGING SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO…
March 13, 2019
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 2019
GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WITH HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDING IN ITS WAKE. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR MODERATE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF…