A SMALL CRAFT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT September 05, 2024 A high-pressure ridge across the northern Atlantic coupled with a tropical wave over the western Caribbean will influence weather conditions over the next day or two. The forecast is for strong winds and rough seas to affect inshore and offshore areas of the south coasts. …
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT NOW IN EFFECT September 3, 2024 An area of disturbed weather associated with a strong tropical wave across the central Caribbean will influence weather conditions across the island over the next day or two. This will result in mostly cloudy conditions with periods of showers and thunderstorms along with possible flash flooding …
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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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 …