GENERAL SITUATION: WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

THURSDAY 26TH – Sunny and warm, turning fair and mild tonight. Maximum temperature 84°F and Minimum temperature 69°F. Winds South to Southwest 10 to 15kts in the Northwest and East-Southeast to South-Southeast 10/15kts in the Central and Southeast Bahamas. Seas 2 to 4ft.

FRIDAY 27TH – COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS BY EVENING…Sunny and warm with increasing cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms in the Northwest Bahamas during the afternoon through the night. Maximum temperature 84°F and Minimum temperature 66°F. Winds South-Southwest to West-Southwest 10 to 15kts. Seas 2 to 4ft. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY 28TH – COLD FRONT CONTINUES THROUGH NW BAHAMAS… Partly sunny with few showers and thunderstorms mainly offshore. Maximum temperature 73°F and Minimum temperature 62°F. Winds Variable at 10kts veering West-Northwest to North-Northwest 10 to 15kts behind the front. Seas building 2 to 4ft. Winds and Seas Higher in Heavy showers and Thunderstorms.

SUNDAY 29TH – Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild with few showers as the front drags through the Central Bahamas. Maximum temperature 72°F and Minimum temperature 58°F. Winds Variable at 10kts veering Northwest to North 10 to 15kts behind the front. Seas building 2 to 4ft.

MONDAY 30TH _ REINFORCING FRONT MOVES INTO NW BAHAMAS LATE MONDAY…Cloudy to Overcast with showers and periods of rain. Maximum temperature 72°F and Minimum temperature 61°F. Winds Northwest to North 15kts. Seas 3 to 5ft.

TUESDAY 31ST – FRONT PUSHES THROUGH BAHAMAS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER AREA … Mostly sunny and mild, fair and cool at night. Maximum temperature 70°F and Minimum temperature 59°F. Winds North to Northeast 15to 20kts. Seas 4 to 6ft. SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN EFFECT.

WEDNESDAY 01ST – QUASI STATIONARY FRONT OVER SE BAHAMAS …Mostly sunny and mild, turning fair and cool at night. Maximum temperature 74°F and Minimum temperature 66°F. Winds Northeast to East 15kts. Seas 3 to 5ft.