{"id":208729,"date":"2024-08-10T15:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T19:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=208729"},"modified":"2024-08-10T17:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:35:38","slug":"met-office-watches-may-be-required-for-some-of-the-islands-within-the-next-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/met-office-watches-may-be-required-for-some-of-the-islands-within-the-next-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office: Watches may be required for some of the islands within the next 48 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-671459516\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This is for the Leeward Islands and British Virgin Islands.-<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/ILElghkfHZg9KAu4hTvsm1\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-2551842878\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, 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Islands.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1003504116\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, 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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of AL98 during the next several days while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the central tropical Atlantic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tropical depression is likely to form by the early to middle part of next week while the system approaches and then moves near or over the Lesser Antilles.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2680422138\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On its present track, the system will be near the Leeward Islands in two to three days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, watches may be required for some of the islands within the next 48 hours. Residents should complete their hurricane plans and be prepared to start implementing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All residents are urged to monitor the movement of AL98 closely and be prepared to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next advisory will be around 8 PM ECT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forecaster<br>Letitia Humphreys\/Charissa Humphreys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit our website at antiguamet.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/ILElghkfHZg9KAu4hTvsm1\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/ILElghkfHZg9KAu4hTvsm1\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/ILElghkfHZg9KAu4hTvsm1\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATS APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1176963485\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" 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