public notice: weather forecast friday april 20 2022
Weather Update
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 29TH APRIL 2022 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12PM
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT WILL HOVER OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLS THE WEATHER OVER THE REMAINING ISLANDS.
WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ALONG NORTH AND EAST COAST SHORES DUE TO THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SEAS…MARINERS SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATER SPOUT ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, WARM, AND BREEZY WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER, BECOMING FAIR, MILD AND BREEZY WITH A PASSING SHOWER TONIGHT
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT. PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH A PASSING SHOWER, BECOMING FAIR AND MILD TONIGHT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT
WINDS: EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST ISLANDS, SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 FEET IN NORTHERLY SWELLS IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST ISLANDS, 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSED SHORES IN THE REMAINING AREA.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 85°F 29°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 66°F 29°C
SUN MOON TIDES
SUNSET: 7:58 PM SUNRISE: 6:34 SAT AM
MOONSET: 6:46 PM MOONRISE: 6:28 AM SAT
LOW TIDE: 1:48 PM & 2:25 SAT AM
HIGH TIDE:8:03 PM & 8:18 SAT AM
WEATHER OUTLOOK: THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC EAST OF THE BAHAMAS, WHILE THE HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE ISLANDS.
