BMS: Deteriorating marine conditions around Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is advising the public of a deterioration of marine conditions around Barbados due to northerly sea swells from Sunday until Thursday.

The strengthening of a mid-latitude cyclone in the central Atlantic is expected to generate northerly sea swells across Barbados and the region. Swells of 1.5 to 2.5 metres are likely to impact the coastal waters of Barbados during this swell event.

There are no watches or warnings in effect for Barbados for this marine event.

Potential Impacts

Choppy sea conditions mainly along the western coastlines of Barbados are expected from as early as Sunday night and expected to last until the morning of Thursday.

These conditions are predicted to peak from Monday into Tuesday.

What you should do

Marine users are encouraged to follow the advice and warnings provided by the National Conservation Commission and their lifeguards. Additionally, users should 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.

This information statement was issued at 12 p.m. on Sunday and will be updated at 12 p.m. Tuesday. (BMS)