BAHAMAS
PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 28TH MARCH 2024 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12PM
GENERAL SITUATION: A cold front
will drift southeastward across the Northwest Bahamas this afternoon and
tonight, while a high-pressure system weakens across the area. Hazardous marine
conditions continue to affect the waters throughout the Bahamas.
WARNINGS:
Gale warnings are in effect for the Northwest Bahamas. Beachgoers in the
northwest Bahamas and along Atlantic exposures in the Central and Southeast
Bahamas should refrain from entering the waters due to the high risk of rip
currents, dangerous waves, and over-topping sea spray. Extreme caution should
be taken when approaching The Glass Window Bridge and the Queen’s Bath on the
island of Eleuthera.
Northwest Bahamas
WEATHER: Cloudy to overcast with widely scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms ahead and along the frontal boundary, through tonight.
ADVISORY: Small craft operators are advised to remain in port. Gale
warnings are in effect.
WINDS: South to
Southwest at 10 to 15 knots increasing 15 to 20 knots ahead of the front, winds
becoming northwest at north at 20 to 25 knots with gust to gale force after the
front passes
SEAS: 6 to 8 feet building 7 to 10 feet in north and northeasterly
swells
Central and Southeast Bahamas
WEATHER: Partly to mostly sunny and warm with a stray afternoon
shower, becoming partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with widely scattered
showers in the Central Bahamas tonight as the front approaches, fair and mild
in the Southeast Bahamas.
ADVISORY: Small craft operators should not venture far from the port.
WINDS: Light
and variable occasionally south to southwest at 10 knots or less in the central
islands and north to northeast in the southeast Bahamas. Winds becoming west to
northwest 15 to 20 knots after the front passes in the Central Islands early
tomorrow morning.
SEAS: 5 to 7 feet building 6 to 8 feet in north and northeasterly
swells
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 81°F 27°C
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 66°F 19°C
SUNSET: 7:23 PM SUNRISE:
7:04 AM FRI
MOONRISE: 10:34 PM MOONSET:
9:28 AM FRI
LOW TIDE: 4:34
PM & 5:17 AM FRI
HIGH TIDE: 10:52 PM & 11:05 AM FRI
WEATHER OUTLOOK: The
above-mentioned cold front will trek across the Central and into the Southeast
Bahamas tomorrow with isolated showers and the chance of a thunderstorm along
its boundary. Hazardous beaching and boating conditions will continue.
FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER