The Barbados Meteorological Services is closely monitoring the progress of a tropical wave, which at 10:00 a.m. was located along 51W, about 920km or 571 miles to the east of Barbados.
In its weather information statement #1, the BMS noted as the tropical wave slowly makes its way towards Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, associated activity will begin to affect the region on Saturday.
Therefore, the public can expect a wet weekend with showers and some thunderstorm activity.
Current model guidance suggests that the most intense convection associated with the feature will likely occur on Sunday when a more favourable upper-level environment is expected.
Rainfall accumulations between 2-4 inches and possible isolated higher amounts are forecast over the weekend, which may prompt the issuance of Flash Flood Watches or Warnings at short notice.
Although this feature is projected to be a strong tropical wave as it moves across Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, the probability of development into a Tropical Depression or Storm is currently very low.
The BMS says there are no Tropical Storm Watches or Warnings in effect for Barbados.
The public is advised to monitor official sources for updates on this system over the next few days.
The next update will be at 5:00 p.m.
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