public notice: weather forecast and tropical outlook november 18th 2023
Weather Update
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM
GENERAL SITUATION: THE ALL-CLEAR HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A LINGERING TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ALONG WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE TROUGH NORTH OF THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ISLANDS WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST ISLANDS AND MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ROUGH SEAS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS IN MODERATE NORTH AND NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS…MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ACTIVITY.
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
WEATHER:CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN, SCATTERED SHOWERS, AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT
WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS, WITH HIGHER GUSTS, FALLING 10 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET, HIGHER IN GUSTS.
NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WEATHER:PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT DUE TO SEA SWELLS
WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING 4 TO 7 FEET ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 86°F 30°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 72°F 22°C
SUNRISE: 6:28 AM SUNSET: 5:20 PM
MOONRISE: 11:35 AM MOONSET: 10:24 PM
HIGH TIDE: 11:12 AM & 11:41 PM
LOW TIDE: 5:48 PM & 5:44 AM SUN
EXTENDED FORECAST: THE ATLANTIC TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER WHILE IT DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND PLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY
WEATHER:PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, SEAS HIGHER ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.
FORECAST FOR MONDAY
WEATHER:PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM
WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS, AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, SEAS HIGHER ALONG ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.
TROPICAL WEATHER: A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, FORMER POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TWENTY-TWO, IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED TO HAVE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY.
