| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 14:52 UTC APRIL 07 2026
DISCUSSION:
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS GENERATED EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS WITH DRY CONDITIONS OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
RADAR SHOWED VERY FEW ECHOES SEEN OVER THE ISLANDS. UPPER LEVEL
SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR IS ALSO SUPPRESSING SHOWER DEVELOPMENT. MODEL
GUIDANCE SHOWS SIMILAR DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING ACROSS THE AREA FOR
THE PERIOD. A MODERATE TO FRESH WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
AND A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE
CONSISTENT RIDGE PATTERN. MEANWHILE SEA CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING OVER
THE OPEN WATERS AND THE ADVISORIES SHOULD END BY TOMORROW. THIS IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
FORECASTER LORNE SALMON/CHARISSA HUMPHREYS
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