| AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 02:18 UTC MARCH 28 2026
DISCUSSION: SETTLED
CONDITIONS PERSISTED ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS. THIS WAS SUPPORTED BY LIMITED MOISTURE EVIDENT ON THE MIMIC
TPW PRODUCT, WHICH ALIGNED WELL WITH OBSERVATIONAL DATA SHOWING LITTLE
TO NO ECHOES ON RADAR IMAGERY AND MINIMAL CLOUD COVER ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY. THE PREVAILING RIDGE PATTERN MAINTAINED A RELATIVELY STABLE
AND DRY AIRMASS, SUPPRESSING SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND
PROMOTING MOSTLY FAIR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE, MAINTAINING GENERALLY STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, SHALLOW PATCHES OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MODERATE WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVERSE THE REGION AND GENERATE BRIEF, LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS.
FORECASTER PATRICE EDWARDS
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