The Barbados Meteorological Services is closely monitoring the progress of a Tropical Wave located in the eastern Atlantic along 30W, about 3170km or 1970 miles to the east of Barbados at 5:00 pm, Wednesday 26th June 2024.
The wave and associated low pressure are expected to track generally westward at 15 to 20 mph over the next few days. Environmental conditions are forecast to aid in the development of a tropical depression or storm east of Barbados over the weekend. On the current forecast track, the system is expected to affect the island late Sunday night into early Monday morning next week. As a reminder, the public is advised that this can change.
The public is encouraged to monitor the BMS, DEM and GIS websites and their respective social media pages along with the local media networks for further updates.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT for Barbados.