GENERAL SITUATION: High pressure ridge and an abundance of Sahara dust in the atmosphere will provide mostly benign weather over the area except for some showery activity triggered by an upper level trough in the Southeast Bahamas.

Thursday 2nd – Partly sunny, hot, humid and hazy today with a few showers and possible thunderstorms…; turning fair and mild tonight with the chance of a stray shower in the Northwest Bahamas and partly sunny and hot, yet breezy with a few showers today; becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms tonight in the remainder of the islands. Maximum Temperature 91°F and Minimum Temperature 79°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Central & Southeast Bahamas. Wind SE-S 10-15 knots in the Northwest Bahamas and E-SE 15-20 knots in the Central & Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2 - 4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest Bahamas and 4-6 feet in the Central & Southeast Bahamas.

Friday 3rd – A mix of sun and clouds, hot and humid with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly across the Northwest Bahamas; partly sunny, hot and humid elsewhere over The Bahamas. Maximum Temperature 91°F and Minimum Temperature 79°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Central & Southeast Bahamas. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots, falling light and variable at times in the Northwest Bahamas….E-SE 15-20 knots in the Central and Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2 - 4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest Bahamas and 4-6 feet in the Central & Southeast Bahamas.

Saturday 4th – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with the chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. Maximum Temperature 90°F and Minimum Temperature 78°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Southeast Bahamas. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots in the Northwest & Central Bahamas, and E 15-20 knots in the Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2-4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and 4-6 feet in the Southeast Bahamas.

Sunday 5th – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with the chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. Maximum Temperature 90°F and Minimum Temperature 78°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Southeast Bahamas. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots Northwest & Central Bahamas, and E 15-20 knots in the Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2-4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and 4-6 feet in the Southeast Bahamas.

Monday 6th – Partly sunny with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms throughout the day mainly in the northwestern islands; elsewhere mostly sunny and warm. Maximum Temperature 89°F and Minimum Temperature 69°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Southeast Bahamas. Winds SE at 10 knots in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and E 15-20 knots in the Southeast Bahamas. Seas 1- 3 feet over the ocean in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and 4-6 Feet in Southeast Bahamas.

Tuesday 7th – Partly sunny with few showers and possible isolated thunderstorms. Maximum Temperature 91°F and Minimum Temperature 77°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Southeast Bahamas. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and E 15-20 knots in the Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2-4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and 4-6 feet in the southern islands.

Wednesday 8th – Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Southeast Bahamas and mostly sunny elsewhere. Maximum Temperature 91°F and Minimum Temperature 78°F. Small Craft Caution in effect for the Southeast Bahamas. Winds E 10-15 knots in the Northwest & Central Bahamas and E 15-20 knots in the Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2-4 feet over the ocean in the Northwest & Central Bahamas 4- 6 feet over the ocean in the Southeast Bahamas.