A PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST AND SOUTHEAST BEACHES…RESIDENTS SHOULD LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND REMAIN HYDRATED DUE TO HEAT INDICES EXPECTED NEAR THE TRIPLE DIGITS…
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS:
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY FAIR AND HUMID WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
TURKS & CAICOS:
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY FAIR, WARM AND A BIT BREEZY TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 90°F 32° C HEAT INDEX: 103°F 39°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 77°F 25°C
SUNSET: 8:01PM SUNRISE: 6:21AM WED.
MOONRISE: 6:01PM MOONSET: 5:01AM WED.
LOW TIDE: 12:12PM HIGH TIDE: 6:41PM
LOW TIDE: 1:11AM WED. HIGH TIDE: 6:58AM WED.
WEATHER OUTLOOK: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND HOT WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AS WELL AS THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: THERE IS ONE AREA THAT IS PRESENTLY BEING MONITORED AT THIS TIME: 1) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED MORE THAN 500 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS DISTURBANCE HAS A VERY LOW CHANCE OF ONLY 30 PERCENT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH 5 DAYS.
