public notice: weather forecast wednesday june 28 2023
Weather Update
3 DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
PUBLIC FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 28THJUNE 2023
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF CINDY, CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 500 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF BERMUDA. FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS IS LOW AT ABOUT 10 %.
GENERAL SITUATION: A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH NORTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS DURING HEAVY AND/OR PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS. RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND LIMIT EXTENDED PERIODS OUTDOORS DUE TO POSSIBLE HEAT EXHAUSTION FROM TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT INDICES.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: THE NW BAHAMAS: VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS. THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS: EASTERLY AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET OVER OPEN WATERS.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 92 °F 33 °C
HEAT INDEX 105 °F 40 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 77 °F 25 °C
SUNRISE: 6:22 AM SUNSET: 8:03 PM
MOONSET: 2:10 AM MOONRISE: 3:22 PM
HIGH TIDE: 3:40 AM LOW TIDE: 9:57 AM
HIGH TIDE: 4:26 PM LOW TIDE: 10:51 PM
EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS) MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING WILL PERSIST, SUPPORTING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. BY THE START OF THE WEEKEND, A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISLANDS IS EXPECTED TO INDUCE RAINFALL IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT, AND BECOMING FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT. A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH A CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EASTERLY IN THE SOUTHEAST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
