THIS IS THE BAHAMAS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT THE CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS TODAY. MEANWHILE, AN EASTWARD-MOVING COLD
FRONT, NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS, WILL PROMOTE MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY.
THERE IS A RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST COAST BEACHES.
AREA: THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 88°F / 31°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 75°F / 24°C
SUNRISE: 7:14 AM
SUNSET: 6:31 PM
MOONSET: 12:23 PM
MOONRISE: 11:00 PM
HIGH TIDE: 12:14 PM
LOW TIDE: 6:49 PM
HIGH TIDE: 12:35 AM WED.
LOW TIDE: 6:34 AM WED.
EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): A DRIER, WESTERLY WIND PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER OR BE NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BY LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND MILD WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. WESTERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, AND 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS & THE TURKS & Caicos Islands.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST, A BIT BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
MAINLY IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, INCREASING 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDDAY, BUT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THURSDAY EVENING.
SOUTHWESTERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS & THE TCI..
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING 4 TO 7 FEET BY MIDDAY IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. 1 TO 3 FEET ELSEWHERE.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A DEEPENING NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IS LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS.
THIS SYSTEM HAS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
