3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST

3-DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 29^TH MAY 2018

GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS IN WAKE OF THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO AND WILL SUPPORT SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY…MEANWHILE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY…

SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM…MAINLY FAIR AND BREEZY TONIGHT…

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…GUSTY IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…HIGHER IN GUSTS…

NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS

WEATHER:  PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT…

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…

WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…GUSTY IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…HIGHER IN GUSTS…

HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY       84 °F      29 °C     

LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT   75 °F      24 °C     

SUNRISE: 6:21AM           SUNSET: 7:52PM             

MOONSET: 6:29AM         MOONRISE: 8:05PM

HIGH TIDE: 7:26AM        LOW TIDE: 1:30PM

HIGH TIDE: 7:51PM        LOW TIDE: 2:18AM WED                                            

EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS)…A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PULL TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WEDNESDAY BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS THURSDAY…

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY     

WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES BUT A BIT BREEZY IN THE SE BAHAMAS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE …

WINDS: SE’LY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND E TO SE AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SE BAHAMAS…      

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SE BAHAMAS…  

FORECAST FOR THURSDAY         

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY…MAINLY FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT…

WINDS: E TO SE AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND 15 KNOTS IN THE SE BAHAMAS…

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NW AND CNTRL BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SE BAHAMAS…

PUBLIC FORECAST

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST TODAY AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 25^TH MAY 2018

GENERAL SITUATION: A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BAHAMAS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RICH MOISTURE AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ALONG THE EAST COAST SHORELINES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS DUE TO PROLONGED RAINFALL.

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS

SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET

NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS NOW IN EFFECT.

WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS

SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE:      84°F    29°C   

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE:     77°F    25°C   

SUNRISE:  06:22 AM           MOONRISE:  04:27 PM                  LOW TIDE:  10:38 AM       

SUNSET:   07:50 PM             MOONSET:   04:30 AM SAT         HIGH TIDE: 04:56 PM       

                                                                                             LOW TIDE:  11:16 PM SAT

HIGH TIDE: 05:11 AM SAT

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY     

WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS

SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET 

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY

WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS

SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: THE OFFICIAL HURRICANE SEASON IS JUNE 1ST TO 30TH NOVEMBER 2018.  HOWEVER, A BROAD SURFACE LOW CENTERED NEAR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO IS SHOWING A 90% CHANCE OF CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST

THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 12:00 AM TODAY THURSDAY 24^TH MAY 2018, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.

GENERAL SITUATION:  TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE BAHAMAS SUPPORTING FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WHILE ATLANTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAIN MODERATE WINDS MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST                                        

THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 23RD MAY 2018.                          

GENERAL SITUATION:  TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS WEAKENING CAUSING WINDS TO DECREASE.