#Bahamas, November 8, 2017 – Nassau – PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2017, ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH IS NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…WHILE MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS & THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SUPPORTS WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS WITH INCREASED SHOWER CHANCES.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES IN THE CENTRAL & SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS AND A FEW POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS…TURNING MAINLY FAIR TONIGHT WITH A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO.
ADVISORY: EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS, BUT FALLING LIGHT & VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT…BOATERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 85 °F 29 °C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 72 °F 22 °C
SUNRISE 6:22AM
SUNSET 5:25PM
MOONSET: 10:51AM
MOONRISE: 10:03PM
HIGH TIDE: 10:46AM & 11:14PM
LOW TIDE: 5:18PM & 5:22AM THU
EXTENDED FORECAST :THE SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT WESTWARDS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THURSDAY…WHILE A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY.
WEATHER OUTLOOK:
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS BUT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRIDAY NIGHT.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT INCREASING 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRIDAY NIGHT.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM RINA… ELSEWHERE, TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES/vd
