GENERAL SITUATION: A broad Atlantic high pressure ridge will meander between the Bahamas and Florida through the end of the week, and then a low pressure system will develop near the Yucatan while continuing to push rich tropical moisture across parts of the Bahamas through the weekend.
Tuesday 13th – Partly cloudy to cloudy, hot and humid with widely scattered showers or isolated thunderstorm possible through nightfall. Maximum temperature 89ºF and minimum temperature 79ºF. Small craft should exercise caution in the Central and SE Bahamas. Winds E to SE at 10 to 15 knots in the NW Bahamas and E’ly at 15 to 20 knots with stronger gusts in the Central and SE Bahamas. Seas 3 to 5 feet in the NW Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet in the Central and SE Bahamas.
Wednesday 14th – Mostly Cloudy to occasionally overcast, hot and humid with scattered showers and widely scattered thunderstorm across the Bahamas through night time. Maximum temperature 90ºF and minimum temperature 79ºF. Small craft should exercise caution across the Central and SE Bahamas through mid-day. Winds SE’ly at 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts in the NW Bahamas and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots at first, decreasing to 15 knots or less with higher gusts later. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet early in the Central and SE Bahamas, decreasing to 2 to 4 feet later.
Thursday 15th – Partly cloudy to cloudy, hot and humid with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly across the NW Bahamas through nightfall. Maximum temperature 90F and minimum temperature 78F. Small craft should continue to exercise caution in the SE Bahamas. Winds SE’ly at 10 to 15 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW and Central Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet in the SE Bahamas.
Friday 16th – Partly cloudy to cloudy, hot and humid with scattered showers or isolated thunderstorms mainly across the NW Bahamas through nightfall. Maximum temperature 89°F and minimum temperature 79°F. Small craft should exercise caution in the SE Bahamas. Winds SE’ly at 10 to 15 knots at in the NW and Central Bahamas and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW and Central Bahamas and 4 to 6 feet in the SE Bahamas.
Saturday 17th – Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly across the NW Bahamas through nightfall. Maximum temperature 88°F and minimum temperature 79°F. Small craft should exercise caution for all areas. Winds SE’ly at 15 to 20 knots the NW and Central Bahamas E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas. Seas 4 to 7 feet over the ocean for all areas.
Sunday 18th – Mostly cloudy to occasionally overcast in scattered showers and widely scattered thunderstorms through nightfall. Maximum temperature 88F and minimum temperature 78F. Small craft caution continues for the entire Bahamas. Winds SE’ly at 15 to 20 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas and E to SE at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas with gusty winds at times. Seas 4 to 7 feet over the entire Bahamas but higher in gusts.
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
