AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 15:12 UTC FEBRUARY 21 2025
DISCUSSION: DRY
AND COOL CONDITIONS DOMINATED OVER THE ISLANDS THIS MORNING WITH ONLY A
CLUSTER OF ECHOES SEEN ON RADAR NORTH EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. FEW
LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WERE SEEN OVER THE ISLANDS ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. MODEL
GUIDANCE SHOWS THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A TROUGH TO THE EAST OF THE ISLANDS COULD INCREASE
THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. A MODERATE CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS LIKELY FOR TONIGHT
FOLLOWED BY A HIGH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE,
MARINE CONDITIONS ARE AT RELATIVELY SAFE LEVELS HOWEVER SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS ARE ASKED TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS IN OPEN WATERS. THIS IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
FORECASTER LETITIA HUMPHREYS/CHARISSA HUMPHREYS
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