GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THEREFORE FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE…ALSO BOATERS AND BEACH-GOERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST COAST BEACHES AS A RESULT OF SEA SWELLS.

NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION…

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…

SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT UP TO 9 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY

SWELLS…

TURKS & CAICOS

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…

WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND LIGHT

AND VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEANIN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 3 FEET OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BUT UP TO 8 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS IN ALL AREAS

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE  86 °F      30 °C    

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 74 °F      23 °C

SUNSET: 6:41PM                              SUNRISE: 7:09AM

MOONRISE: 8:17PM                       MOONSET: 9:42AM

LOW TIDE: 3:33 PM                          HIGH TIDE: 9:31 PM       

LOW TIDE: 3:42 AM TUE             HIGH TIDE: 10:00 AM TUE

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WITH AN INCREASE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A large area of cloudiness and disorganized showers located over the central and southeastern Bahamas and adjacent western Atlantic waters is associated with a surface trough that is interacting with an upper-level low.  Upper-level winds are currently unfavorable for significant development, but they could become more conducive for tropical or subtropical cyclone formation by late Tuesday or Wednesday when the system begins to drift northward or north-northwestward. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the Bahamas during the next day or so. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent AND Formation chance through 5 days…medium…50 percent.