public notice: weather forecast friday november 05 2021
Weather Update
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS THE 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER, 2021, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA, WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER ACTIVE WEATHER AS IT PROGRESSIVELY MOVES CLOSER TO THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. THERE IS A RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODS IN FLOOD-PRONE AND LOW-LYING AREAS DURING HEAVY OR PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.
AREA: THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS OVER THE OCEAN.
AREA: THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST AND A BIT BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS MAY BECOME HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS, STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES.
ADVISORY: EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
FRIDAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE: 82°F / 28°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE: 72°F / 22°C
SUNRISE: 7:20 AM
SUNSET: 6:25 PM
MOONRISE: 8:03 AM
MOONSET: 7:16 PM
HIGH TIDE: 8:35 AM
LOW TIDE: 3:02 PM
HIGH TIDE: 8:54 PM
LOW TIDE: 3:02 AM SAT.
EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): A CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE BAHAMA ISLANDS WHILE GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NATION.
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY, HUMID AND A BIT BREEZY TO WINDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS BUT GUSTY AT TIMES IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. 2 TO 4
FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: TROPICAL STORM WANDA IS LOCATED 640 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES. ELSEWHERE, TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
