Experts are predicting a higher-than-average number of Atlantic storms this hurricane season, according to the latest forecast coming out of Colorado State University. Forecasters are already predicting that we could have as many as twenty-three named storms, of which eleven are likely to become hurricanes. This year the forecasts indicate that the La Nina weather …
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A SMALL CRAFT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT July 10, 2024 A high-pressure ridge across the northern Atlantic coupled with a surface trough over the western Caribbean will influence weather conditions across the region over the next day or two. The forecast is for strong winds and rough seas to affect inshore and offshore areas of …
Over the past few days, meteorologists have been monitoring an increase in the Saharan Dust Layer coming off the African coast. This dust is expected to reach the western Caribbean and parts of Jamaica by early this week. This dust layer is commonly known as the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), this dry dust generally forms …
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With only a day to go before the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins, forecasters are predicting near-normal hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, the prediction is for a 40% chance of a near-normal season, and a 30% chance of an above-normal or below-normal season according to the …
A hot spell currently sweeping through the eastern Caribbean exacerbated by a plume of dust caused by the Saharan dust layer across the region is likely to affect Jamaica and the western Caribbean over the next day or two. Officials in many parts of the region have asked people to take precautions as temperatures are …
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