ZBVI has recently retained Tortola-based weather forecaster David Jones, a.k.a. "The Caribbean Weather Man"from running the daily Caribbean Weather Net for the last 4 years, to provide ZBVI with customized weather forecasts on a daily basis. He will also be working closely with the BVI Government Office of Disaster Preparedness during periods of severe weather.

Every day, ZBVI provides two types of weather informmation seven days a week.

Regular Weather Updates "Every hour on the half hour".
The weather updates provide both land forecasts for the British Virgin Islands and marine forecasts for the BVI's adjacent NE Caribbean waters. These are updated as necessary during the day and cover a 24 to 48 hour period as well as the outlook for a further 3 days. These are customized for important BVI events.

Daily Marine Forecast for the BVI's , Leewards and Windwards.
The daily marine forecast broadcast every morning for the benefit of mariners and yachtsmen include a detailed synoptic analysis, local BVI waters forecasts as well as offshore forecasts for the NE Caribbean as well as the Leeward and Windward Islands for the next 24 and 48 hours and the outlook for the next 3 days. These are also customized for important sailing events such as the BVI Spring Regatta.

See the Program Schedule for details of times. Visit also the Caribbean Weather Homepage for further information on David's other Caribbean Weather Activities.