BARBADOS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

WEATHER SUMMARY: Monday, February 08, 2010

 BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN 

  

The Atlantic High pressure ridge will continue to push shallow low level cloud patches across the islands. However the lack of available moisture throughout the week will not allow for much convection over the entire region. Models show some low level convergence tomorrow and late Thursday increasing the likelihood of a few more clouds on these on these days. Upper level winds will be almost zonal across the islands initially, however by late Thursday a northwesterly flow will account for a stronger subsident pattern over the area. Late Thursday another frontal system will locate just to the north of the area. This front will weaken the pressure gradient over the region and a noticeable reduction in wind-speeds will be evident especially over the northern islands (5 to 10 knots). Over the south moderate 10 to 15 knot breezes are anticipated. It is at this time that a further improvement in sea conditions is likely.

 

 

 

CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN OUTLOOK:

As the northern portion of the frontal system moves further into the Eastern Atlantic, the southern end will retrogress in the vicinity of Hispaniola, maintaining a few scattered showers. This front is forecasted to weaken north of Puerto Rico and it is not expected to have much of an effect on this island. A second cold front will swiftly move off the United States eastern seaboard late tomorrow bringing some deterioration in weather conditions to the extreme northern Bahamas and the western tip of Cuba. Between these two fronts, subsidence associated with a weak ridge pattern will prohibit significant cloud development and showers, if any, are expected to be shallow and brief.

 

 

BARBADOS (4-DAY) MARINE FORECAST VALID 09th February  To 12th February,2010     --

 

DAY

MARINE FORECAST

TUESDAY

Winds: E – ESE 15 – 35 km/hr

Swells 1.5 – 2.0 meters

High 01:51 and 12:30

Low 06:27 and 19:53

WEDNESDAY

Winds: ENE – ESE 15 – 35 km/hr

Swells 1.5 – 2.0 meters

High 02:38  and 13:27

Low 07:27 and 20:34

THURSDAY

Winds: ENE – ESE 15 – 35 km/hr

Swells 1.5 – 2.0 meters

High 03:10 and 14:19

Low 08:14 and 21:07

FRIDAY

Winds: ENE – ESE 10 – 35 km/hr

Swells 1.0 – 1.5 meters

High 03:39 and 15:04

Low 08:53 and 21:35

 

 

 

 

 

 

forECAST TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS FOR TUESday, February 09th, 2010

 

Country/City

Max/Min

Temps °C

Conditions

Country/City

max/min

temps°c

Conditions

BARBADOS

30/25

Mostly Sunny

TRINIDAD

31/23

Scattered Clouds

GRENADA

30/25

Mostly Sunny

ST LUCIA

30/25

Mostly Fair

ST.VINCENT

3/25

Mostly Sunny

DOMINICA

28/21

Sct Clouds

ANTIGUA                    

28/2

Sct Clouds

JAMAICA

   30/22

Fair/Ptly Cldy

PUERTO RICO

28/22

Fair/Ptly Cldy

MIAMI

  26/13

P/Cloudy

NEW YORK

    01/-04

P/Cloudy

BOSTON

02/-04

Clear

TORONTO

   -06/-08

Snow

MONTREAL

  -03/-08

Overcast

LONDON

    05/00

Sct Clouds

FRANKFURT

  -01/-08

Sct Clouds