Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, have been placed under Hurricane Watch.
Meanwhile, Tobago remains under a Tropical Storm Watch as it lies on the southern edge of Tropical Storm Beryl track's cone of uncertainty, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service. The latest forecast indicates there is a low to medium (30% to 40%) chance of Tropical Storm conditions over the island.
Grenada and its dependencies have been placed under a Hurricane Watch.
The Met Office says:
“At this time, the system poses no direct threat to Trinidad, as the probability for Tropical Storm conditions is low (10-20%).”
Tropical Storm Beryl is approximately 1,600 kilometres east-southeast of Tobago.
Tropical Storm Beryl is rapidly strengthening and moving towards the west near 37 KM/H. A relatively quick westward to west-north-westward motion is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the system is expected to move across the Windward Islands late Sunday night into Monday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 KM/H with higher gusts. Rapid strengthening is forecast, and Beryl is expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches the Windward Islands.
The Met Office says:
“The initial outlook for Trinidad and Tobago is for cloudy skies with showers and a medium to high chance of thunderstorm activity by Monday 1 July 2024. Sea conditions, especially along western and northern areas, are expected to become very choppy from Monday morning, as Beryl moves across the Windward Islands.”
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the following islands: Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada and its dependencies. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the following islands: Tobago and Martinique.
The TTMS says it continues to monitor the system “very closely” and will issue another update at 5:00 PM today, or earlier if the situation warrants.