99L a Threat to the Caribbean; Jerry Weakens, Grazing Leeward Islands Dr. Jeff Masters · September 21, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT Above: A disorganized 99L approaches Barbados and the Windward Islands at ...

They are called "windward" − which means upward from a given point − because they are more windward to arriving ships than the Leeward Islands. What is the outlook for the 2024 hurricane season?

The Leeward Islands, located where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic, include the Virgin Islands, Saint Martin, and Antigua and Barbuda. To the south are the Windward ...

Hurricane Tammy crawls toward Caribbean's Leeward Islands. By Reuters. October 20, 2023 5:35 PM UTC Updated October 20 ... and as much as 6 inches across northern regions of the Windward Islands, ...