| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 15:39 UTC JULY 11 2026
DISCUSSION:
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS MORNING COUPLED WITH
THE PRESENCE OF SAHARAN DUST. THIS COMBINATION RESULTED IN GENERALLY
SETTLED WEATHER WHERE ONLY FEW ISOLATED SMALL PATCHES OF SHOWERS MOVED
ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. MEANWHILE, WINDS REMAINED WITHIN THE
MODERATE TO FRESH RANGE WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENT ACROSS THE AREA FOR
THE PAST FEW DAYS, KEEPING THE OPEN WATERS HAZARDOUS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLACE.
BY TONIGHT, A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN
BUT THE ASSOCIATED MOISTURE IS VERY LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN EASTERN
CARIBBEAN. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TRENDING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS OUTLOOK IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO CHANGE IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
FORECASTER LETITIA HUMPHREYS
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