public notice: weather forecast update november 17th 2023 for 6:00pm
Weather Update
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 PM, TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, SATURDAY 18TH, NOVEMBER, 2023, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA. MEANWHILE, POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TWENTY TWO CONTINUES TO STREAM TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES CLOSER TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS ON THE FORECAST TRACK.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AS WELL AS THE TURKS AND CAICOS. MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SEAS AND SURF, MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTS AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY AND FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AS A RESULT OF HEAVY AND/OR PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.
AREA: FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS (INCLUSIVE OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS)
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY, HUMID AND BREEZY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SHOWERS MAY BECOME HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES. POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SWELLS.
WINDS: SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY MORNING.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY SWELLS ESPECIALLY ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.
AREA: FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: CLOUDY AND A BIT BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. BECOMING BREEZY ON SATURDAY.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SWELLS.
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY SATURDAY MORNING.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE BUT UP TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE IN NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY SWELLS.
TONIGHT’S LOW TEMPERATURE: 72°F / 22°C
SATURDAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE: 82°F / 28°C
SUNRISE: 6:28 AM SAT.
SUNSET: 5:20 PM SAT.
MOONSET: 9:15 PM
MOONRISE: 11:53 AM SAT.
HIGH TIDE: 10:41 PM / 11:12 AM SAT.
LOW TIDE: 4:43 AM SAT. / 5:49 PM SAT.
