GENERAL SITUATION: High pressure ridge will move eastward as a weak cold front will move over or near the Extreme NW Bahamas by late Saturday or early Sunday, then, lift northward as a warm front into the Atlantic Ocean. Another high pressure ridge will extend across the Bahamas through Monday, and then it will shift eastward as another possible cold front moves through the NW Bahamas by late afternoon or early evening Tuesday. The cold front will be dragged eastward by a low pressure system while a weak high pressure ridge pattern remains across the Bahamas.

Monday 03rd – Mix of sun and clouds during the day. Fair and mild at night. Maximum temperature 88ºF and minimum temperature 68ºF. Winds SE’ly at 12 to 18 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas and E’ly at 12 to 18 knots in the SE Bahamas but gusty at times over all areas. Seas 3 to 5 feet for all areas but higher in gusts.

Tuesday 04th – Variable cloudiness with few scattered showers and a few possible thunderstorms near front through nightfall. Maximum temperature 88ºF and minimum temperature 69ºF. Small craft should exercise caution early for all areas. Winds SE to S at 15 to 20 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas, becoming S to SW at 10 to 15 knots by afternoon and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas becoming E to SE at 10 to 15 knots by afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet over all areas early but decreasing to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon hours.

Wednesday 05th – Partly to mostly sunny and warm with few showers possible. Fair and mild tonight. Maximum temperature 86°F and minimum temperature 68°F. Winds S to SW at 10 to 15 knots in the NW Bahamas and ESE to SSE at 05 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW Bahamas and 1 to 3 feet in the Central and SE Bahamas.

Beachgoers and mariners should exercise extreme caution due to the high risk of rip currents and rough surf, especially along the northern and eastern shorelines during stated advisories. Winds and seas will be higher in heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Geoffrey N. Greene