Public Forecast for this afternoon and tonight for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos, January 19, 2018

#Bahamas, January 19, 2018 – Nassau –

GENERAL SITUATION: A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY…MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT…

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES…

NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER:  CLOUDY AND MILD TODAY WITH JUST THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE OR TWO TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT…

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS…

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT UP TO 6 FEET EAST OF THE EASTERN MOST ISLANDS…

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT…

ADVISORY:  SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION…

WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS…BUT GUSTY AT TIMES…

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN…HIGHER IN GUSTS…

HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY:             76°F    24°C

LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT:         61°F    16°C

SUNSET:  05:43PM                   MOONSET:  08:08PM                           LOW TIDE:    03:34PM

SUNRISE: 06:56AM SAT        MOONRISE: 09:16AM SAT               HIGH TIDE:   09:27PM

                                                                                                                                            LOW TIDE:     03:29AM  SAT

                                                                                                                                            HIGH TIDE:    09:44AM  SAT

WEATHER OUTLOOK: 11:00 AM (FOR TOMORROW)…SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ISLANDS WHILE TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING FROM THE CARIBBEAN PRODUCE CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND…

FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)