Even with the passages of tropical waves over the next five days, mostly dry conditions are forecast to persist across Trinidad and Tobago.
Brisk showers are possible from Saturday afternoon into Sunday and again from Monday night into Tuesday.
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2 weak tropical waves are in the Atlantic Ocean, with the first tracking across T&T on Saturday evening.
If rain accumulates at Piarco International Airport, it would signal the start of the 2023 Wet Season.
However, no significant rainfall is expected.
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Though the Hazardous Seas Alert is set to expire on Saturday, spring tides are set to continue through Monday, with elevated winds through the next 5 days, requiring caution from beachgoers and mariners alike.
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Hazy skies are set to remain across Trinidad and Tobago as fluctuating, but moderate concentrations of #SaharanDust linger in the region through May 15th.
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Trinidad and Tobago remains under a Hazardous Seas Alert (Yellow Level) until 2 PM Saturday, with spring tides requiring caution through the weekend.
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At 5:42 PM today, a minor magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck northwest of Trinidad.
This marks the third minor quake recorded near Trinidad within 12 hours.
Minor quakes are normal for T&T and generally occur without felt reports.
Read more: ttweathercenter.com/2023/05/04/542
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The quake struck near the Santa Flora Fault, based on fault mapping by K.M. Persad (1984) and H.G. Kugler (1959).
Within 10 kilometers of the epicenter of this quake, only nine events have been recorded since the 1960s.
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At 10:23 AM today, a minor earthquake struck on land in Trinidad, southwest of Siparia and northeast of Los Iros.
The event was not reported felt.
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A combination of spring tides, elevated winds, and swells are forecast into the weekend, requiring caution from mariners and beachgoers alike.
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ICYMI: Long-period swells are affecting Trinidad and Tobago, triggering a Hazardous Seas Alert for the country through Saturday, May 6th, 2023.
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Hazy skies are set to increase across Trinidad and Tobago today as another moderate Saharan Dust surge arrives.
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On Tuesday night, a meteor was spotted in Trinidad's western skies. Earlier that morning, an even brighter meteor was spotted in western Puerto Rico.
The peak of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is expected Friday night into Saturday morning.
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Mostly sunny, sunny, and hazy conditions continue across T&T.
Isolated showers are possible on Wednesday and then again on Saturday as pockets of moisture move across the area.
No significant rainfall is forecast.
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Waves are set to increase in open waters this weekend into next week as a surge in trade winds approaches the region.
Spring tides are ongoing. Mariners and beachgoers are advised to exercise caution.
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More #SaharanDust is on the way, with concentrations increasing from Thursday across Trinidad and Tobago.
Air quality continues to be reduced across the islands.
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A mostly hot, sunny, and hazy week is forecast for Trinidad and Tobago.
A few isolated showers are possible throughout the week, particularly by late Tuesday through Thursday. However, no significant rainfall accumulations are forecast.
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Spring Tides and long-period swells are forecast later this week, requiring caution from mariners and beachgoers alike.
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Even as we head through May and into June, the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service is forecasting near-normal rainfall to generally drier-than-usual conditions through the next two months.
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However, in the last decade, the local Wet Season has been declared in the month of May - signaled by the passage of a tropical wave or the ITCZ.
Though we are still in the Dry Season, May is a transitionary month into a wetter pattern.
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With the start of May upon us, our eyes begin shifting further east for activity that will begin to roll off the African coast - known as Tropical Waves.
As it stands, there are no analyzed tropical waves heading in our direction at this time.
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#SaharanDust is set to remain across Trinidad and Tobago this week, with concentrations on the increase from the upcoming weekend.
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12:00 PM - Partly to mostly cloudy skies are being interrupted by isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms favoring the northern & western halves of T&T. Conditions to persist through the afternoon. Street/flash flooding likely.
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JUST IN: The Caroni River has breached its banks at La Paille Settlement. Residents of this area should be taking action to protect lives & property.
All major roadways, including the Uriah Butler Highway and Southern Main Road, remain clear & passable.
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JUST IN: The Caroni River has breached its banks at La Paille Settlement. Residents of this area should be taking action to protect lives & property.
All major roadways, including the Uriah Butler Highway and Southern Main Road, remain clear & passable.
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JUST IN: The Caroni River has breached its banks at La Paille Settlement. Residents of this area should be taking action to protect lives & property.
All major roadways, including the Uriah Butler Highway and Southern Main Road, remain clear & passable.
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5:30 PM - Additional heavy showers have developed, affecting north-central and NE Trinidad, with flooding reported in Sangre Grande and Caroni.
Rainfall is forecast to gradually diminish into the overnight hours. Street/flash flooding still likely.
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3:50 PM - The Caroni River is elevated, but well within its banks.
Drier conditions are forecast from tomorrow: ttweathercenter.com/2023/04/25/inc
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3:20 PM - An isolated thunderstorm has developed off northwest Trinidad, with consistent moderate to heavy rainfall ongoing across the western half of Trinidad, with light to moderate rainfall elsewhere, under cloudy skies.
Street/flash flooding likely.
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Over the last three days, parts of Trinidad and Tobago received nearly two times the monthly average rainfall.
Within 12 hours on Tuesday, over one foot of rain fell across parts of Sangre Grande, triggering severe flash flooding.
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Though the peak of this inclement weather event has passed, additional showers and thunderstorms are forecast overnight and even past the end of the Adverse Weather Alert.
The yellow-level alert remains in effect through 10 AM Wednesday.
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Winds generally remain light this week into the weekend, leading to slight to moderate seas in open waters.
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Hazy skies are set to return by Thursday across Trinidad and Tobago as another surge of #SaharanDust moves in.
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Rainfall is forecast to continue through Wednesday across Trinidad and Tobago, with sunshine set to return by the end of the week.
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Parts of Trinidad were already under water as this Adverse Weather Alert came into effect for both T&T until 10 AM Wednesday.
Additional Impacts:
- Intense rainfall exceeding 50 mm
- Street, flash, & riverine flooding
- Landslides
- Gusty winds >55 KM/H
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Multiple areas across central, north-central, and northwestern Trinidad have experienced street/flash flooding following heavy showers/thunderstorms.
Delay travel to the affected areas and avoid venturing into floodwaters.
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After a very dry April, showers and possible thunderstorms are forecast over the next five days, interrupting increasingly cloudy skies.
Peak unsettled weather is forecast on Sunday and Monday.
Street/flash flooding, gusty winds are possible.
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Seas are forecast to settle into the weekend.
Mariners are still advised to exercise caution as Spring Tides continue through Sunday.
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#SaharanDust concentrations are forecast to increase over the next 48 hours, with an improvement forecast expected by the weekend.
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NHC has updated the name pronunciation guide for Atlantic tropical cyclones for the 2023-2028 hurricane seasons, including adding the pronunciations of Farrah and Idris for 2028.
Storm Names: nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.sht
Pronunciation Guide: nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames
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