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Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands (/ ˈliːwərd /) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the ...
The West Indies(red), which includes the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. The Antilles[1]is an archipelagobordered by the Caribbean Seato the south and west, the Gulf of Mexicoto the northwest, and the Atlantic Oceanto the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antillesand the Lesser Antilles.
Montserrat (/ ˌmɒntsəˈræt / MONT-sə-RAT) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. [ 6 ] It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle ...
The influx of tropical moisture and outer rain bands from Lee is expected to bring rainfall amounts ranging from 1-2 inches (25-50 mm) across the northern Leeward Islands from Friday night to Sunday.
South Florida could start to feel ... Lee was a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph sustained winds about 350 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. It was headed west-northwest at 12 ...
The storm was located some 965 miles (1,555 kilometres) from the northern Leeward Islands, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center this morning/ It had winds of up to 80 ...
Infrared satellite loop of Irma approaching the northern Leeward Islands on September 5, around the time of its upgrade to a Category 5 hurricane. Given that Irma's forecast track was along much of the Caribbean island chain, hurricane warnings were issued for the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and parts of Hispaniola on September 5. [6]
As per the National Hurricane Center's 5 am Friday update, Category 4 Hurricane Kirk is 1010 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and 1655 miles southwest of the Azores, with ...