GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ASSIST IN GENERATING POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM FRED CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…BEACHGOERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DUE TO THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES… RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND TO REMAIN HYDRATED DUE TO HEAT INDICES EXPECTED IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ADVISORY: GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND OPERATORS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUILDING 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT…
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 93°F 34°C
HEAT INDEX 105°F 41°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 77°F 25°C
SUNSET: 7:45 PM SUNRISE: 6:43 AM THU
MOONSET: 10:11 PM MOONRISE: 10:31 AM THU
LOW TIDE: 3 :54 PM & 4:31 AM THU
HIGH TIDE: 10:07 PM & 10:31 AM THU
OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BUT VARIABLY CLOUDY AND WARM WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM FRED THAT IS NEARING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS HAS A 40% CHANCE OF CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH FIVE DAYS.
