3-Day Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands, August 24, 2018

#Nassau, August 24, 2018 – Bahamas – FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 24^TH AUGUST 2018

GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE COUNTRY TODAY.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST COAST BEACHES MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS.

NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. MOSTLY FAIR AND WARM TONIGHT WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: VARIABLE CLOUDINESS, BREEZY AND HOT WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT

WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE:       92F           33C             HEAT INDEX:     105F        41C

OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE:      79F           26C

SUNRISE:        6:48AM                 SUNSET:          7:34PM

MOONSET:     6:40PM                 MOONRISE:    5:56AM SAT.

HIGH TIDE:     6:12AM                 LOW TIDE:        12:18PM

HIGH TIDE:     6:36PM                 LOW TIDE:        1:00AM SAT.

EXTENDED FORECAST: RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE A TROF WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS BY LATE SATURDAY AND MIGRATE WESTWARDS WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HOT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

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

SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND BREEZY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS ALL AREAS

SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA TODAY AND THEN MOVE QUICKLY WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH.  NO DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IT CROSSES THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN.  HOWEVER, TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS ONLY 10 PERCENT THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/CJ