A potent tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean may cause thunder, lightning and periods of heavy rainfall in Guyana during the next 36 to 48 hours, Chief Hydromet Officer Bhaleka Seulall says.
The website of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicates that Guyana has a 30% to 50% chance of being hit by a tropical cyclone.
Seulall, via Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud’s office, this evening said that the phenomenon is being treated as a tropical wave. She said that most models are projecting that as the tropical wave moves towards Guyana it will weaken. The wave, she said, is being monitored by the local hydromet office. Seulall provided the response after a query was made by Stabroek News to Persaud’s office about the NOAA projection.
