3-Day Public Forecast for The Bahamas and the TCI

#Nassau, December 27, 2018 – Bahamas – THIS IS THE BAHAMAS 3-DAY FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT,  THURSDAY, 27^TH DECEMBER, 2018, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1100 UTC.

GENERAL SITUATION: A ROBUST HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NORTH OF THE  AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND BEACHGOERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM SWIMMING DUE TO ROUGH SURF AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT NORTH AND EAST COAST BEACHES.

AREA: ALL AREAS:

WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, WARM AND WINDY WITH THE CHANCE OF A FEW PASSING SHOWERS TODAY.  MOSTLY COOL AND BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

WINDS: EASTERLY AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVER OPEN WATERS.

SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET BUT HIGHER IN GUSTS OVER THE OCEAN.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE:           82°F       28°C

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE:      72°F       22°C

SUNRISE:            6:53 AM                MOONSET:        11:08 AM

SUNSET:              5:28 PM                MOONRISE:       11:01 PM

HIGH TIDE:       11:22 AM & 11:59 PM

LOW TIDE:        5:52 PM & 6:09 AM FRI.

EXTENDED FORECAST: HAZARDOUS BEACHING AND BOATING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY.

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY             

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS.

WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.

SEAS:  6 TO 9 FEET.

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

WEATHER: PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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

SEAS: 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE/CA