Frontal system causing high seas, low temps

The unusually high winds and low temperatures over the last few days are as a result of the tail end of a frontal system over the Lesser Antilles, which made its way as far south as TT.

According to meteorologist Shakeer Baig, “We will begin seeing a lot more sunshine over the next 24 hours as cloudy conditions have already started dissipating.” Speaking to Newsday yesterday, Baig said the front was responsible for the cooler temperatures during the last few days which had brought northerly winds, rather than the easterly winds to which we are accustomed. The cold winds are a result of the winter that North America is currently experiencing, claimed Baig.

Revealing that the lowest temperature recorded at Piarco was 23 degrees Celsius, Baig predicted that it may have been as low as 20 degrees Celsius in the Maracas and Santa Cruz Valleys. Residents of North Post, and River Estate, Diego Martin reported temperatures on Old Year’s night as low as 19 degrees Celsius. Accompanying the low temperatures were also heavy chilly winds blowing through the Diego Martin valley.

The moderate to stormy winds were responsible for the rough seas and northerly swells which affected Tobago, from Charlot-teville to Pigeon Point, as well as the North Coast. n spite of the improvements in the weather pattern, Baig cautioned persons saying: “We will continue to experience rough seas over the next 24 hours.” bulletin issued by the MET Office earlier yesterday advised small craft operators and sea bathers along the affected coasts of TT to exercise extreme caution when venturing into these waters.