AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

04:00 UTC NOVEMBER 07 2026

 

DISCUSSION:   THE PRESENCE OF A FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN RESULTED IN CLOUDINESS AND INTERMITTENT SHOWERS OVER SOME ISLANDS OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING. SATELLITE IMAGERY, RADAR ECHOES AND OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT THE TROUGH COMBINED WITH POCKETS OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE AREA TO GENERATE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

OVER THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, RELATIVELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MAINTAINED AS THE TROUGH ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL POCKETS OF MOISTURE CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS MAY BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE,. THIS IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST THEREFORE NO AMENDMENTS ARE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.

 

FORECASTER

TRECY SPENCER-LAKE