| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 01:03 UTC APRIL 13 2026
DISCUSSION:
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY OVER THE BVI SHOWS SPOTTY SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY
OF THESE ISLANDS THIS EVENING DUE TO A WEAK TROUGH. MEANWHILE, APART
FROM SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS NORTH OF BARBUDA, NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IS
OVER THE REST LEEWARDS THIS EVENING DUE TO A WEAK RIDGE AND MARGINAL
MOISTURE LEVELS. FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: THE LEEWARDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE INFLUENCE BY A WEAK RIDGE. THE RELATIVELY STABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LEEWARDS SHOULD RESULT IN A LOWER CHANCE OF SHOWERS; HOWEVER, WE STILL CANNOT RULE OUT THE ODD LIGHT SHOWER DUE TO THE MODERATE BREEZE. FOR THE BVI, BRIEF SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. BUT LATE TOMORROW, A FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARDS AND RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BY THAT TIME. THIS FORECAST FAVORS A LOWER CHANCE OF SHOWERS THAN WHAT THE PREVIOUS FORECAST SUGGESTS IN THE SHORT TERM OVER THE BVI
FORECASTER LENARD JOSIAH
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