| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 01:54 UTC JUNE 13 2026
DISCUSSION: A
SURFACE TO LOW-LEVEL RIDGE MAINTAINED RELATIVELY DRY AND STABLE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS
EVENING. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED PATCHES OF SHALLOW LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
MOVING WESTWARD ON A MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WIND FLOW, WHILE
RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED ONLY A FEW ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS MAINLY NEAR
ANTIGUA AND SURROUNDING WATERS. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS GENERALLY REPORTED
GOOD VISIBILITY, LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL AND EASTERLY WINDS. BASED
ON LATEST MODEL ANALYSIS, DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A TROPICAL WAVE JUST
SOUTH OF THE AREA, THE RIDGE PATTERN WILL REMAIN DOMINANT THROUGH
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, SUPPORTING GENERALLY FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS. MODEL GUIDANCE DOES SUGGESTS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. HOWEVER, DRY AIR AND SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WILL LIMIT
SIGNIFICANT SHOWER DEVELOPMENT. ONLY BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED, MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS, WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS REMAINING LIGHT AND LOCALIZED. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
FAVORABLE. THIS OUTLOOK IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO CHANGE IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
FORECASTER JALEEL JACOBS
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