| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 16:03 UTC JULY 28 2026
DISCUSSION:
NOTWITSTANDING A TROPICAL WAVE JUST WEST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN, GENERALLY
SETTLED WEATHER PREVAILED ACROSS THE ISLANDS APART FROM A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, ON SATELLITE IMAGERY, A MASS OF CLOUDS
CAN BE SEEN APPROACHING ON THE CONVERGENT SIDE OF THE WAVE. THIS IS
FORECAST TO BRING SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, MID TO UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS, THOUGH NOT HIGHLY
FAVORABLE, ARE ORIENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY WILL NOT SUPPRESS
SHOWER ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, A PLUME OF SAHARAN DUST TRAILING THE WAVE WILL ALSO BEGIN AFFECTING THE REGION WITH
REGARDS TO SEA CONDITIONS, AN INCREASE IN THE WIND SPEED FROM TOMORROW
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ELEVATED SEAS THEREFORE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL GO INTO EFFECT FROM TOMORROW FOR THE OPEN WATERS. 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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