public notice: weather forecast monday july 31 2023

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST

THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 31^ST JULY 2023 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

GENERAL SITUATION: A HIGH-PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS THE BAHAMAS SUPPORTING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE, WHILE AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW ALONG WITH A SURFACE TROUGH GENERATES SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA.

WARNINGS: MARINERS ARE TO BE VIGILANT DUE TO WATER SPOUT ACTIVITY…THE PUBLIC IS REMINDED TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND AVOID PROLONGED SUN EXPOSURE DUE TO TRIPLE-DIGIT INDICES.

ALL AREAS

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, BECOMING FAIR AND WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS ARE EXPECTED DURING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL ISLANDS AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, SEAS HIGHER ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE  93°F       34°C      

HEAT INDEX        106°F        41°C

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE    82°F       28°C       

SUNRISE: 6:36 AM               SUNSET: 7:54 PM

MOONRISE: 7:25 PM          MOONSET: 6:11 AM TUE

HIGH TIDE:  6:56 AM          &       7:34 PM

LOW TIDE:  1:04 PM           &       2:04 AM TUE

EXTENDED FORECAST: THE HIGH-PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE ISLANDS AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FORECASTED TO ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

FORECAST FOR  TUESDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.  

SEAS:  1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL ISLANDS AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.  

FORECAST FOR  WEDNESDAY

WEATHER:PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SUNNY AND HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

WINDS: 5 TO 10 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES, OVER ALL AREAS OCCASIONALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS.

SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET