August 2013

Clean-up operations following last Thursday’s oil spill in Road Town have been temporarily halted due to current weather conditions.

According to the Antigua Met Service a tropical wave is affecting the Area.

At 5:00 am the centre of Tropical Storm Erin was located near Latitude 18.9 North and Longitude 35.6 West. Erin is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph and this …

Synopsis: According to the Antigua Met Service a weak surface to low level trough could cause slightly unstable weather over the BVI later.

As the tropical wave moves west away from the Leewards, a moderate trade wind flow generated by a ridge of high pressure will continue to transport pockets of low level …

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is co-ordinating a multi-agency response to an oil spill which occurred in Road Town.

At 8:00am the centre of Tropical Storm Erin was located near Latitude 14.5N and Longitude 25.6W. Erin is moving toward the West-Northwest near 16 mph.

The presence of an upper level trough will cause some instability to linger in the atmosphere across the area over the next 24 hours.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is continuing to encourage hurricane preparedness in the British Virgin Islands although forecasters have lowered their prediction for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.