GENERAL SITUATION: A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE TCI & NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.  ELSEWHERE, ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE BAHAMAS THIS EVENING.

 

FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS

WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON.  MOSTLY FAIR AND WARM TONIGHT

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BUT FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS OVER OPEN WATERS

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

 

FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS

WEATER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.  CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND WINDY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT

WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS

SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

 

BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL AREAS

IN THE TCI 

DAYTIME HIGH TEMP: 93F 34C                                                                  OVERNIGHT LOW TEMP: 79F 26C

SUNSET: 7:38PM                                                                                              SUNRISE:  6:47AM SAT

MOONSET: 5:40PM                                                                                         MOONRISE: 5:06AM SAT

HIGH TIDE: 6:48PM                                                                                         LOW TIDE: 1:12AM SAT

HIGH TIDE: 7:04AM SAT

 

WEATHER OUTLOOK: 11:00AM TROPICAL WAVE POSSIBLE DEPRESSION WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: RESIDENTS IN THE  TCI & SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ARE BEING ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WEEKEND.