| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 02:04 UTC APRIL 28 2026
DISCUSSION:
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUED TO BRING LIGHT TO GENTLE
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. CLOUDY SKIES WITH
LAYER TYPE CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAIN WERE SEEN ACROSS THE BVI AND THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS DRIER CONDITIONS PREVAILED OVER THE OTHER
ISLANDS. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND SLIGHT UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
CREATED THESE CONDITIONS OVER THESE ISLANDS AND THE BAND OF CLOUDS WERE
SEEN ON SATELLITE EXTENDING FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA TO THE NORTHEAST. MODEL
GUIDANCE SHOWS THAT SIMILAR CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL
ACROSS THE AREA. THE BVI AND SOME OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS MAY
EXPERIENCE SOME LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THEN
DRIER CONDITIONS WOULD PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. FOR THE
SOUTHERN LEEWARDS, A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED AS A RIDGE
PATTERN DOMINATES. MEANWHILE SEAS REMAIN AT SAFER LEVELS FOR THE
PERIOD. THIS IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
FORECASTER LETITIA HUMPHREYS/CHARISSA HUMPHREYS
|