public notice: weather forecast wednesday november 04 2020

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST

THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2020, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.

GENERAL SITUATION: A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO LINGER ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT WHILE TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMS OVER THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.  STRONG TO GALE FORCES WINDS CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN WINDY AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND BEACHGOERS REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER.  MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS TRAVERSING NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTAL ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CARE AS SEA SPRAY AND BATTERING WAVES CAN REDUCE MOTORISTS’ VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHEN CROSSING THE GLASS WINDOW BRIDGE IN ELEUTHERA AND THE FISHING HOLE ROAD IN GRAND BAHAMA.

FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANS

WEATHER:   MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST, HUMID AND WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 

ADVISORY:   SMALL CRAFT ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT. 

WINDS:    NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS BUT GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS….EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS:   8 TO 12 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…5 TO 8 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER:   VARIABLY CLOUDY AND VERY WINDY WITH THE CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT

ADVISORY:   SMALL CRAFTS REMAIN IN PORT 

WINDS:  NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS BUT GUSTING TO GALE FORCE.

SEAS:   8 TO 12 FEET BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.

HIGH TEMPERATURE                  84F         29C        

LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT    73F         23C        

SUN      

SUNRISE:      6:20 AM             SUNSET:       5:28 PM                               

MOON 

MOONSET:    9:43 AM         MOONRISE:       8:30 PM               

TIDES

HIGH TIDE:    9:47 AM       10:05 PM            

LOW TIDE:     4:18 PM         4:04 AM THU

EXTENDED FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS: STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AND MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL STORM ETA IS WILL TO SPREAD ACROSS THE ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY ENHANCING UNSETTLED WEATHER WHILE FRESH TO MODERATE WINDS REMAINS OVER THE ISLANDS CREATING ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS.

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY        

WEATHER:   PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS          

WINDS:   EAST-NORTHEAST TO EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS        

SEAS:    5 TO 8 FEET IN ROUGH SURF      

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY

WEATHER:   PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

WINDS:   EAST-NORTHEAST TO EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS

SEAS:    5 TO 8 FEET IN ROUGH SURF