The Barbados Meteorological Services is closely monitoring a tropical wave located along 34W, about 1710miles / 2750 km to the east of Barbados, at 4 pm, today Sunday 30th June, 2024. This tropical wave has a low pressure associated with it and it remains separate and distinct from Hurricane Beryl.
Potential Impacts
On its current track, this feature is expected to affect Barbados sometime on Wednesday 3rd July, 2024. During this time excessive rainfall, gusty winds and a deterioration of marine conditions are likely.
What you should do
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 over the coming days.
Discussion
Environmental conditions through the next few days favour slow development of this tropical wave and a tropical depression could form by Tuesday or Wednesday, 2nd/3rd July 2024 respectively.
General Information
This information statement was issued at 4 pm Sunday 30th June, 2024 and will be updated at 4am Monday 1st July, 2024.
