6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 21ST JUNE, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.
TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 31 C OR 88 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: TRACE. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: TRACE.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 101.5 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 71.5 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:37 AM SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:34 PM

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: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 7:13 PM… LOW AT 11:59 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 8:20 PM… LOW AT 01:26 AM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OR 1.2 TO 2.1 METRES.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
SAHARAN DUST HAZE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AROUND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FROM SATURDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

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