public notice: weather forecast thursday april 28, 2022
Weather Update
3 DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 28TH APRIL 2022
GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES NEAR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS INCREASING SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THAT AREA
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY.
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM TODAY BECOMING FAIR AND MILD TONIGHT
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS,
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AT FIRST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BECOMING BREEZY TONIGHT….OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER BECOMING VARIABLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT DUE TO ROUGH SEAS AND LIGHT SWELLS.
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES….NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUST TONIGHT OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
HIGH TEMPERATURE: 86°F 30°C LOW TEMPERATURE: 71°F 21°C
SUN
SUNRISE: 6:35 AM SUNSET: 7:37 PM
MOON
MOONRISE: 5:23 AM MOONSET: 5:51 PM
TIDES
HIGH TIDE: 6:53 AM LOW TIDE: 1:08 PM
HIGH TIDE: 7:22 PM LOW TIDE: 1:41 AM FRI
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS: A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERY ACTIVITY. THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY ON SATURDAY.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST SKIES AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, VARIABLY CLOUDY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST SKIES AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, VARIABLY CLOUDY AND A BIT BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTY AT TIMES
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET, HIGHER IN GUSTS
