Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands today March 1, 2018

#Bahamas, March 1, 2018 – Nassau – THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 1^ST MARCH 2018.

GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE AREA.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.

ALL AREAS

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUT UP TO 10 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE:            86F               30C

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE:           70F               21C

SUNSET:               6:10PM               SUNRISE:         6:33AM FRI.

MOONRISE:         6:03PM             MOONSET:       7:02AM FRI.

LOW TIDE:           1:27PM                HIGH TIDE:      7:27PM

LOW TIDE:           1:40AM FRI.      HIGH TIDE:      7:53AM FRI.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WHILE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

C.J/SHEZELLE MATHER.