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     --

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