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3-Day Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands – March 5, 2018
#Bahamas, March 5, 2018 – Nassau – PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 5TH MARCH 2018 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH TO ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY MEANWHILE HAZARDOUS BOATING AND BEACHING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS EXTREMELY LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE ATLANTIC CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ISLANDS
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND BEACHGOERS ARE TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF, STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT NORTH AND EAST COAST SHORELINES MOTORIST SHOULD AVOID TRAVERSING THE GLASS WINDOW BRIDGE ON ELEUTHERA AND ALSO TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ALONG NORTH AND EAST COAST ROADS PARTICULARLY IN THE EASTERN MOST ISLANDS
FOR ALL AREAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND LESS BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW BRIEF PASSING LIGHT SHOWERS TODAY PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOL TONIGHT
ADVISORY: BOATERS ARE URGE TO REMAIN IN PORT DUE TO HAZARDOUS SEAS AND LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS
WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS
SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET OFFSHORE MAINLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC EXPOSED SHORELINES OF THE EASTERN MOST ISLANDS
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY 79F 26C
LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT 66F 19C
SUN
SUNRISE: 6:29AM SUNSET: 6:12PM
MOON
MOONSET: 9:03AM MOONRISE: 9:59PM
TIDES
HIGH TIDE: 10:11AM 10:39PM
LOW TIDE: 4:27PM 4:58AM TUE
EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS) HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARDS ALLOWING WINDS TO RELAX ON TUESDAY ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY FAIR AT NIGHT
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST BY AFTERNOON
SEAS: 3 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 12 TO 14 FEET OFFSHORE MAINLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC EXPOSED SHORELINE IN LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: SUN AND CLOUDS MIX WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY AT NIGHT
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
SEAS: 3 TO 6 FEET NEARSHORE AND UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE MAINLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC EXPOSED SHORELINE IN LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS
FORECASTER: GREGORY D THOMPSON (SMO)/WB