3-DAY BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST
THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 28THFEBRUARY 2018, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE WHILE DRIFTING SOUTHEASTWARDS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN WAKE OF THE DISSIPATING FRONT
FOR ALL AREAS INCLUDING TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE FRONT TODAY FAIR TONIGHT WITH A LATE NIGHT SHOWER OR TWO POSSIBLE
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLANDS
SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLANDS
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 83F 28C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 66F 19C
SUN
SUNRISE: 6:33AM SUNSET: 6:10PM
MOON
MOONRISE: 5:00PM MOONSET: 6:17AM THU
TIDES
HIGH TIDE: 6:11AM 6:35PM
LOW TIDE: 12:37PM 12:46AM THU
EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS) HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON FRIDAY
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY FAIR AT NIGHT
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN
FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)/wb
