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Extended Forecast for The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands for August 13-15
#Nassau, August 13, 2018 – Bahamas –
GENERAL SITUATION: POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND A WESTWARD TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ISLANDS TODAY. MEANWHILE A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PRODUCE SOME MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY TODAY AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
ADVISORY: BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN, FALLING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AT TIMES.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND VERY WARM WITH FEW PASSING SHOWERS OR A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM MAINLY NEAR THE TROPICAL WAVE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES.
SEAS: 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE OCEAN BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS.
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE: 92F 33C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE: 77F 25C
HEAT INDEX: 105F 41C
SUNRISE: 6:43AM SUNSET: 7:44PM
MOONRISE: 8:58AM MOONSET: 9:47PM
HIGH TIDE: 8:59AM LOW TIDE: 3:12PM
HIGH TIDE: 9:24PM LOW TIDE: 3:47AM TUE.
EXTENDED FORECAST: UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY IN VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS CONDITIONS BECOME DRIER.
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY 
WINDS: ESE TO SSE AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NW BAHAMAS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES ACROSS THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NW BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS, HOT AND HUMID WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS EARLY. PARTLY CLOUDY TO FAIR AND WARM AT NIGHT WITH A SHOWER OR TWO.
WINDS: E TO SE AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NW BAHAMAS, FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES ACROSS THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS AND EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NW BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: A SMALL NONTROPICAL, LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE RACE, NEW FOUNDLAND, IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE IT MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE CENTRAL SUB-TROPICAL OCEAN. FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO 5 DAYS IS LOW AT ABOUT 20 PERCENT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE THE TROPICS REMAIN QUIET AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
FORECASTER: G.GREENE/CJ