#Bahamas, January 4, 2018 – Nassau – THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 04TH JANUARY 2018, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A DEEPENING AND COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY CONTINUES TO GENERATE VERY WINDY AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD REMAIN ONSHORE UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS EXIST. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING ALONG THE COASTS DUE TO BATTERING WAVES, DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND SEA SPRAY THAT CAN IMPAIR VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, VERY WINDY AND COOL WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS BUT GUSTING TO STORM FORCE WINDS AT TIMES BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 10 TO 14 FEET BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FEET BY AFTERNOON OVER THE OCEAN.
FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND WINDY WITH A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION COMES INTO EFFECT BY LATE MORNING.
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING 4 TO 6 FEET BY LATE MORNING OVER THE OCEAN.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 68F 20C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 54F 12C
SUN
SUNRISE: 6:56AM SUNSET: 5:32PM
MOON
MOONSET: 9:08AM MOONRISE: 8:40PM
TIDES
HIGH TIDE: 9:20AM 9:47PM
LOW TIDE: 3:49PM 3:55AM FRI
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND GENERATE LARGE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS AS THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARDS BEFORE STALLING SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
FRIDAY WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SATURDAY WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
FRIDAY – WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SATURDAY – WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS BUT HIGHER IN LARGE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS OVER THE OCEAN. SEAS: 5 TO 8 FEET BUT HIGHER IN LARGE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS OVER THE OCEAN.
FORECASTER: ORSON NIXON/wb
