Barbados Small Craft Advisory Upgraded to Warning: Strong Winds and Swells Expected
January 23, 2024
Barbados is under a small craft warning from Tuesday noon to Wednesday noon due to strong winds, high swells, and reduced visibility. Conditions are expected to worsen later in the week.
A small craft advisory, which is in effect for Barbados, has been upgraded to a warning.
It will be valid from noon Tuesday through noon Wednesday. However, it may be upgraded sooner, if conditions warrant.
A small craft warning is issued when sustained winds of 25 to 33 knots and/or sea swells greater than three metres (ten feet) and/or reduced visibility (less than five km) are affecting or forecast to affect the marine area within the next 36 hours.
This is a result of a strong Atlantic high-pressure system in combination with a low-pressure system in the North Atlantic generating winds of 20 to 25 knots (35 to 45 km/h) across the eastern Caribbean.
Sea conditions have deteriorated over the last 24 hours, and these conditions are expected to persist throughout the remainder of the week. A further deterioration in swell heights of above 3.0m and winds of 20 to 30 knots (35 to 55km/h) from Wednesday is forecast. (PR/SAT)
