12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTER: WEBSTER GAJADHAR

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY AND HAZY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 30 C OR 86 F.

LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 27 C OR 81 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 12.2 MM.       

AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 2.3 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 97.1 MM.       

AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 64.9 MM.

SUNSET TODAY: 6:33 PM                 SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:36 AM

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT PRESENT…HIGH AT 5:56 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:  LOW AT 12:51 PM…HIGH AT 7:03 PM.

SEAS: LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES AND SWELLS 6 TO 9 FEET OR 1.8 TO 2.7 METRES.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DUE TO BRISK WINDS, ROUGH SEAS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER-STORMS OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND AREAS FURTHER SOUTH.  ELSEWHERE, FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

SAHARAN DUST HAZE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AROUND THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PRODUCE CLOUDINESS, SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.  

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.