#Bahamas, January 2, 2018 – Nassau – PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 2ND JANUARY, 2018, ISSUED BY THE DEPT. OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A COLD FRONT HAS DRIFTED AND STALLED ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN ISLANDS AND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DRIFT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS LATER THIS EVENING…IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND A DIP IN TEMPERATURES.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF A FEW POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COMES INTO EFFECT BEHIND THE FRONT.
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHIFTING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTY AT TIMES, BEHIND THE FRONT.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT, BUT UP TO 13 FEET IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW STRAY SHOWERS.
WINDS: EAST-NORTHEAST TO EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BUT FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
HIGH TEMPERATURE TOMORROW 78 °F 25 °C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 61 °F 16 °C
SUNRISE: 6:55AM
SUNSET: 5:31PM
MOONSET: 7:15AM
MOONRISE: 6:28PM
HIGH TIDE: 7:35AM & 7:56PM
LOW TIDE: 2:04PM & 2:04AM WED
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS ON THURSDAY.
WEATHER OUTLOOK: 11:00 AM
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW PASSING SHOWERS…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT.
WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS BEHIND THE FRONT AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS BEHIND THE FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, AHEAD OF THE FRONT
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, COOL AND BREEZY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST & CENTRAL BAHAMAS…PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY OVER THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN VICINITY OF THE FRONT.
WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DECREASING 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, FALLING 2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT.
FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES/vd
