The Barbados Meteorological Services continues to closely monitoring an area of disturbed weather located near 12N 43W or 1 850 km (1 150 miles) east of Barbados.
Convection associated with the system hasn’t changed much during the course of the night and still remains poorly organised, primarily due to the broad circulation and dry air wrapping into it from the north east.
There are presently no watches or warnings in effect for Barbados and this system poses absolutely no threat to the island at this time.
The Met Office says as it progresses westward, some slow but gradual development is forecast and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to develop over the next day or two.
In addition, guidance suggests that circulation should start tightening up by Tuesday morning and make steady intensification from then.
“Currently there is a fairly good consensus in the model guidance that the system will track westward and then west north-westward over the next few days. Such a track would take the centre and associated winds closer to the northern Leeward Islands (well away from Barbados) Thursday 30th July, 2020,” a release said.
The public is advised to stay alert for updates over the next few days.
The next update will be at 6 p.m. on Monday. (PR/SAT)
