General Situation: A cold front around the Central Bahamas will move southeastward and exit the SE Bahamas on Friday as it weakens. High pressure ridge will gradually replace the front across the Bahamas through Sunday, and then a quick moving cold front will enter the NW Bahamas by Monday morning. The cold front will move through the rest of the NW and Central Bahamas before becoming stationary across the SE Bahamas by Wednesday.

Friday 09th – Partly cloudy to cloudy with few scattered showers mainly across the SE Bahamas during the day through night time. Maximum temperature 76°F and minimum temperature 67°F. Small craft should exercise caution through early morning in the NW and Central Bahamas and a caution in the SE Bahamas late. Winds NW’ly at 15 to 20 knots at first in the NW and Central Bahamas switching to N’ly at 10 to 15 knots, falling light and variable at times later and N’ly at 10 to 15 knots in the SE Bahamas. Sea 4 to 6 feet early in the NW and Central Bahamas becoming 2 to 4 feet later and 2 to 4 feet in the SE Bahamas building to 4 to 6 feet later with NE’ly swells up to 7 feet over Atlantic exposed waters.

Saturday 10th – Partly cloudy to cloudy with lingering showers mainly across the SE Bahamas during the day through nightfall. Maximum temperature 81°F and minimum temperature 68°F. Small craft should exercise caution across the SE Bahamas at first becoming an advisory later but a caution will occur across the NW and Central Bahamas later. Winds N to NE at 10 to 15 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas, falling light and variable at times; winds shift E to SE at 25 to 20 knots in the NW and Central Bahamas late and NE’ly at 10 to 15 knots in the SE Bahamas but increase to 15 to 25 knots late. Seas 2 to 4 feet in the NW and Central Bahamas and 2 to 4 feet over the SE Bahamas, building to 5 to 8 feet for all areas late.

Sunday 11th – Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with some scattered showers or possible isolated thunderstorm mainly across the NW and Central Bahamas during the day through nightfall. Maximum temperature 84°F and minimum temperature 70°F. Small craft should exercise caution the entire Bahamas. Winds SSE to SSW at 15 to 20 knots over the NW Bahamas; SE to S at 15 to 20 knots in the Central Bahamas and SE to S at 15 to 20 knots in the SE Bahamas. Seas 4 to 7 feet over the ocean for all areas.

Monday 05th – Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers or possible thunderstorms mainly across the NW and Central Bahamas during the day through nightfall. Partly to mostly sunny and warm in the SE Bahamas, turning fair and warm at night. Maximum temperature 84°F and minimum temperature 69°F. Small craft advisory for the NW Bahamas and a caution for the Central and SE Bahamas. Winds SW to W at 15 to 25 knots over open waters in the NW Bahamas; S to SW at 10 to 15 knots at first but veering SW to W at 15 to 20 knots later in the Central Bahamas and variable at 10 knots or less in the SE Bahamas. Seas 5 to 8 feet in the NW Bahamas; 4 to 7 feet in the Central Bahamas and 1 to 3 feet over the SE Bahamas.

Tuesday 12th – Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers or isolated thunderstorms mainly across parts of the NW and Central Bahamas during the day through nightfall. Maximum temperature 78°F and minimum temperature 65°F. Small craft advisory across the NW Bahamas and a caution across the Central Bahamas early. Winds NW’ly at 15 to 25 knots at first, veering N’ly at 10 to 15 knots later in the NW Bahamas; W to NW at 15 to 20 knots in the Central Bahamas and variable at 10 knots or less in the SE Bahamas but becoming N’ly at 10 to 15 knots later.

Wednesday 14th – Partly cloudy to cloudy with few scattered showers likely during the day through nightfall. Maximum temperature 77°F and minimum temperature 66°F. Winds N to NE at 10 to 15 knots over all areas, falling light and variable at times. Seas 2 to 4 feet over the ocean for all areas.

Beachgoers and mariners should exercise extreme caution due to high surf and the risk of dangerous rip currents along the northern and eastern shorelines during stated advisories.

Geoffrey N. Greene