public notice: weather and tropical weather outlook for november 21st 2023
Weather Update
3 DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY TUESDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SWELLS, ROUGH SURF AND HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS.
AREA: ALL AREAS
WEATHER: SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED PASSING SHOWER BECOMING FAIR AND BREEZY TONIGHT
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO SWELLS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS….SEAS UP TO 9 FEET FOR ALL AREAS IN MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY SWELLS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE 83 °F 28 °C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 73 °F 23 °C
SUNRISE: 6:30 AM SUNSET: 5:19 PM
MOONRISE: 1:39 PM MOONSET: 1:36 AM WED
LOW TIDE: 8:05 AM & 8:48 PM HIGH TIDE: 2:18 PM & 3:01 AM WED
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS: HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE ISLANDS PROMOTING BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY,
WEATHER:MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED PASSING SHOWERS BECOMING FAIR AND MILD AT NIGHT.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL, 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS HIGHER IN SUBSIDING SWELLS
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY,
WEATHER:PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SHIFTING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, EASTERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR ALL AREAS
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure in the central
Caribbean Sea has a 10% chance of formation during the next 7 days.
2. An area of low pressure is developing along a frontal boundary just to the southeast of Bermuda. This system has a 50% chance of formation during the next 7 days.
