THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 22ND AUGUST 2023.
GENERAL SITUATION: STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST BREEZES AND SOME QUICK PASSING SHOWERS ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN…HAZARDOUS BOATING AND BEACHING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DUE TO THE BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE AREA…THERE IS A MARGINAL THREAT FOR WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.
AREA: ALL AREAS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO POSSIBLE TODAY…MOSTLY FAIR, BREEZY AND MILD TONIGHT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW QUICK PASSING SHOWERS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY AT TIMES. SEAS: 4 TO FEET OVER THE OCEAN AND HIGHER IN GUSTS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT
92°F 33°C 77°F 25°C
EXTENDED WEATHER OUTLOOK: A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA SUPPORTING MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES AROUND THE ISLAND CHAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS…MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WILL CROSS HISPANIOLA ON WEDNESDAY AND PASS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS LATE WEDNESDAY/ON THURSDAY LIKELY PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THAT AREA.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, WARM, AND BREEZY ACROSS THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS TO VERY WINDY ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE…BREEZY TO WINDY AND WARM AT NIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS…ISOLATED ELSEWHERE.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE CNTRL AND SE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT…A CAUTION WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE NW BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NE TO E AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE SE BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 10 FEET AND HIGHER IN THE SE BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS AS TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE CNTRL AND SE BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT…A CAUTION WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE NW BAHAMAS.
WINDS: NE’LY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE SE BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NW BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE CNTRL AND SE BAHAMAS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: Five areas are being monitored across the tropics at this time: (1) Tropical Depression Gert about 290 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands…(2)Tropical Storm Franklin 255 miles south of Hispaniola…(3)newly formed Tropical Storm Harrold about 155 miles east-southeast of southern Texas…(4) the remnants of Tropical Storm Emily located several hundred miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands and…(5) disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands…Elsewhere tropical cyclone formation is not expected through the next 7 days.
