72 Hours Outlook

Varying concentrations of Saharan dust haze will continue to cross the islands during the weekend reducing air quality and visibility…Remain Alert! In addition, the Atlantic high pressure will remain dominant across the weekend allowing for brief light intermittent showers.

Gentle to moderate (~15-25km/h) east south easterly to easterly trades will cross the islands before becoming fresh (~35km/h) on Saturday and increasing (25-40km/h) on Sunday. Sea conditions should remain slight to moderate in open waters during this forecast period with swells peaking near 1.0m on western coasts and ranging between 1.8m to 2.2m on eastern coasts. By late Saturday, long period waves should be within close proximity to our marine area. Sea-bathers should exercise extreme caution during this time as these waves will result in rip currents and breaking wake action near the shoreline.

Meteorological Forecaster: Gregory Cato