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public notice: weather forecast wednesday 09 2022

BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST

PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2022

GENERAL SITUATION:HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ARE EXPECTED OVER ABACO, THE BERRY ISLANDS AND GRAND BAHAMA WHILE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR BIMINI.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, BUT UP TO 8 INCHES AND STORM SURGE COULD RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS, ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SHELTER IN PLACE AND REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN IN THE WARNING AREAS. LIFE THREATENING MARINE CONDITIONS INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS, ROUGH SURF AND BATTERING WAVES WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.  RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER AND AVOID TRAVELLING ALONG COASTAL ROADS AT ALL COSTS. PLEASE TUNE INTO OUR LOCAL MEDIA AS THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE NEW ALERTS ON TROPICAL STORM NICOLE EVERY THREE HOURS UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY.  

FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY TO WINDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT

WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 25KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS.

SEAS: 6 TO 9 FEET BUT UP TO 8 FEET IN MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS

FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS

WEATHER: TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER BIMINI, GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.

VARIABLY CLOUDY AND VERY WINDY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE AND ELEUTHERA. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES.

ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

WINDS: TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ACROSS BIMINI, ABACO, BERRY ISLANDS AND GRAND BAHAMA.  NORTHWEST TO NORTH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE AND ELEUTHERA.

SEAS: 10 TO 16 FEET BUT UP TO 23 FEET IN LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS.

TODAY’S HIGH TEMP:  84°F      29°C             TONIGHT’S LOW TEMP:  70°F     21°C

SUN

SUNSET: 5:24 PM                        SUNRISE: 6:22 AM THU

MOON

MOONRISE: 6:18 PM                  MOONSET: 8:21 AM THU

TIDES

LOW TIDE: 2:30 PM                     HIGH TIDE: 8:18 PM

LOW TIDE: 2:21 AM THU            HIGH TIDE: 8:42 AM THU

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW:OUTTER RAIN BANDS FROM NICOLE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHILE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.