public notice: weather forecast thursday july 27 2023

3 DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST

PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 27TH JULY 2023 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

GENERAL SITUATION: A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH TROUGHING NEAR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER THENORTHWEST AND CENTRAL ISLANDS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS:

• BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT DUE TO THE THREAT OF WATERSPOUT OR FUNNEL CLOUD ACTIVITY.
• EXPECT FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS DURING HEAVY AND/OR PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.
• BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS.

FOR ALL AREAS:

WEATHER:  PARTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST PERIODS, BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, SOME SHOWERS COULD BECOME HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES…EXPECT VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT .

ADVISORY:   A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TONIGHT… EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS:   EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS TODAY, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS.

SEAS:   2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.                                                                                            

HIGH TEMPERATURE  88°F       31 °C             LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT    77°F      25 °C  

 SUNRISE:   6:34 AM                                        SUNSET:   7:57 PM     

MOONRISE:   3:09 PM                                   MOONSET:   2:01 AM FRI  

LOW TIDE:   9:11 AM & 10:15 PM               HIGH TIDE:   3:46 PM  &  3:56 AM   FRI

EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS: THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE  WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THAT AREA ON FRIDAY THEN EVENTUALLY MOVE NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS BY SATURDAY WHEN THERE WILL BE A DECREASED CHANCE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY AND THE RETURN OF HOT TEMPERATURES  

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY:

WEATHER:  VARIABLY CLOUDY, WARM AND A BIT BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ISLANDS, BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY,  HOT AND BREEZY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY:

 WEATHER:MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.