21.   The Atlantic high pressure ridge is still in control of the weather across most of the Caribbean.

22.   The high pressure ridge extends from the Atlantic to the Bahamas to Florida.

23.   The tropical wave will be moving west under a strong upper-level high pressure ridge over the Greater Antilles.

24.   This will combine with a strong upper-level high pressure ridge over the north Caribbean to produce mainly dry conditions across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

25.   Unusually warm weather has thrown up great pressure ridges of ice and opened large areas of water.

26.   Will act to break down the high pressure ridge across the Atlantic.