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Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos islands, January 18, 2018
#Bahamas, January 18, 2018 – Nassau – THIS IS THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 2018.
GENERAL SITUATION: A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS WITH A ROBUST HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING IN ITS WAKE THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND WINDY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER. CHILLY AND BREEZY TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: NORTHERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET BUT UP TO 12 FEET IN EASTERLY SWELLS.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION COMES INTO EFFECT BY TONIGHT. BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS BY TONIGHT.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, BUT BUILDING UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET BY TONIGHT.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 75°F 24°C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 64°F 18°C
SUNSET: 05:42PM MOONSET: 07:16PM LOW TIDE: 02:59PM
SUNRISE: 06:56AM FRI. MOONRISE: 08:37AM FRI. HIGH TIDE: 08:49PM
LOW TIDE: 02:50AM FRI.
HIGH TIDE: 09:08AM FRI.
EXTENDED FORECAST OUTLOOK: 11:00 AM MOSTLY CLOUDY, COOL AND BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/and