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

02:45 UTC OCTOBER 26 2026

 

DISCUSSION:   A DRY AND RELATIVELY STABLE ATMOSPHERE MAINTAINED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE ISLANDS AS A RIDGE REMAINED THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING, FAINT ECHOES WERE OBSERVED MAINLY OVER OPEN WATERS ON RADAR IMAGERY. OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY ALSO SHOWED LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ACROSS THESE ISLANDS.

BASED ON MODEL GUIDANCE, THESE RELATIVELY STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AS THE RIDGE PATTERN IS MAINTAINED. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE ELEVATED WHICH MAY GENERATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS, THEREFORE, SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. THIS IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST, THEREFORE NO AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

 

FORECASTER

TRECY SPENCER-LAKE