Due to increased organization, Tropical Depression Two has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Beryl, and is the 2nd named storm for the 2018 hurricane season.
As of 5:00 PM today, TS Beryl was located at 10.3N 42.8W, moving west at 16mph (26km/h). Maximum sustain winds of 50mph (80km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 1004mb. It is forecast to be close to the Eastern Caribbean around Sunday. Currently, projections show the possibility of disorganization around this time period as strong upper level westerly winds may result in shearing. Some scattered showers from its remnants are likely Sunday night into Monday. Further monitoring and updating by the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services will be done.
Meanwhile, the Ridge of high pressure will remain the dominant feature resulting in fair to partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions, before a tropical wave moves into the area around late Saturday. Model guidance is indicating only a few scattered showers associated with this wave.
Strong east north- east to east winds at approximately 25km/h – 45km/h is forecast and seas are to remain moderate to rough (2.0m-2.5m) in open waters.