Extended Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands, Jan. 15, 2018

#Bahamas, January 15, 2018 – Nassau – THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 15^TH JANUARY 2018.       

GENERAL SITUATION: A ROBUST HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT LINGERING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TRIGGERS SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THESE ISLANDS.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACH-GOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.

AREA: NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH THE CHANCE OF FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

WINDS: NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS

SEAS:  8 T0 12 FEET

AREA: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NEAR THE FRONT.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS:  5 TO 8 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE                        75°F    24°C   

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE                       68°F    20°C  

SUNRISE:        6:57 AM                                        SUNSET:         5:40 PM

MOONRISE:    6:29 AM TUE                             MOONSET:     4:43 PM

HIGH TIDE:    6:39 AM & 6:52 PM                  LOW TIDE:     1:06 PM & 12:55  AM TUE

EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS)

FORECAST FOR TUESDAY 

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH THE CHANCE OF FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS/ac