GENERAL SITUATION: A DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE ISLANDS WILL INTERACT WITH A MID LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS TODAY TO CREATE ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. A SECOND FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY EVENTUALLY STALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS ON MONDAY.

A FAIRLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. BY WEDNESDAY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS TO RIDE NORTHWARD ALONG THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT THEREBY INCREASING THUNDERSTORM AND SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

Thursday 18th – A Mix of Sun and Clouds and Warm during the day with Widely Scattered Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms mainly across the Northwest and Central Islands; Maximum Temperature 90°F. Partly Cloudy at night with Isolated Showers and a slight chance of early morning Isolated Thunderstorm; Minimum Temperature 75°F. Winds SE-S, 10-15 knots in the Northwest Bahamas; Seas 2-4 feet along with light E’LY swells. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots across the Central and Southeast Bahamas; Seas 2-4 feet in light E’LY swells.

Friday 19th – Partly Sunny and Hot during the day with Isolated Showers and a slight chance of Isolated morning Thunderstorms; Maximum Temperature 91°F. Partly Cloudy at night with Isolated Showers and a slight chance of Isolated Thunderstorms; Minimum Temperature 75°F. Winds SE-S, 10-15 knots in the Northwest Bahamas; Seas 2-4 feet over open waters. Winds E-SE 10 knots or less in the Central and Southeast Bahamas; Seas 1-3 feet over open waters. Saturday 20th – Partly Sunny and Hot during the day with Isolated Showers or Thunderstorms along the frontal boundary; Maximum Temperature 91°F. Mostly Fair at night with passing Isolated Showers; Minimum Temperature 75ºF. Winds SW-W, 10-15 knots in the Northwest Bahamas during the day, becoming N’LY 10-15 knots at night; Seas 2-4 feet over open waters. Winds E-SE 10-15 knots in the Central and Southeast Bahamas during the day becoming NE-E 10-15 knots at night; Seas 2-4 feet over open waters.

Sunday 21st – Partly Sunny and Warm during the day with quick passing Isolated Showers but becoming a bit Breezy by late afternoon; Maximum Temperature 89°F. Mostly Fair and Breezy at night with Isolated passing Showers; Minimum Temperature 76ºF. Winds NE’LY 10-15 knots at first but increasing to 15 knots by late afternoon; Seas 2-4 feet building to 3-5 feet by sunset.

Monday 22nd – Partly Sunny and Breezy during the day with widely Scattered Showers mainly across the Central and Southeast Bahamas; Maximum Temperature 89°F. Partly Cloudy and Breezy at night with spotty Showers; Minimum Temperature 76ºF. Winds NE 15-20 knots in the Northwest and Central Bahamas; Seas 4-6 feet over open waters. Winds NE-E 15 knots in the Southeast Bahamas; Seas 3-5 feet over open waters. Small craft caution is in effect for the Northwest and central Bahamas.

Tuesday 23rd – Partly Sunny and Breezy during the day with Isolated passing Showers; Maximum Temperature 89°F. Partly Cloudy and Breezy at night with brief Showers; Minimum Temperature 77°F. Winds NE-E 15-20 knots in the Northwest and Central Bahamas; Seas 4-7 feet over open waters. Winds NE-E, 15 knots in the Southeast Bahamas; Seas 3-5 feet over open waters. Small craft caution remains in effect for the Northwest and Central Bahamas.

Wednesday 24th – A Mix of Sun and Clouds and Breezy during the day with occasional Scattered Showers; Maximum Temperature 89°F. Mostly Cloudy and Breezy at night with passing Scattered Showers; Minimum Temperature 77°F. Winds NE-E 15-20 knots over ALL areas; Seas 4-7 feet over open waters. Small craft caution is in effect for ALL areas.