3-Day Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands, February 8, 2018

#Bahamas, February 08, 2018 – Nassau – THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00AM TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 8^TH FEBRUARY 2018, ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.

GENERAL SITUATION: AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER AROUND THE ISLANDS TODAY.

FOR ALL AREAS

WEATHER:  PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM ACROSS ALL AREAS BUT A BIT BREEZY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO TODAY MAINLY FAIR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

ADVISORY:  SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

WINDS:  EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS:  2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY                       83F         28C

LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT                   70F          21C

SUN                      

SUNRISE:             6:49AM                                SUNSET:               5:58PM

MOON 

MOONSET:         12:26PM              MOONRISE:        1:56AM FRI

TIDES

LOW TIDE:           8:22AM                                8:27PM

HIGH TIDE:          2:12PM                 2:56AM                FRI

EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NEAR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS AND STALL EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING WITH HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE BAHAMAS.

FORECAST FOR  FRIDAY

WEATHER:          PARTLY SUNNY, WARM AND BREEZY WITH THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO FAIR AT NIGHT

WINDS:                EASTERLY AT 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS:                     3 TO 5 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECAST FOR  SATURDAY

WEATHER:          PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE MAINLY FAIR AND BREEZY AT NIGHT

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

SEAS:                     4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)/WB