12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 26TH JUNE, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY 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 26 C OR 79 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.7 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 1.5 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 139.1 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 82.6 MM.

SUNSET TODAY: 6:35 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:38 AM.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR AND HAZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 4:23 PM… HIGH AT 10:59 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 5:50 PM… HIGH AT 12:06 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 ABOVE NORMAL SEAS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR AND HAZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE WILL AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. THIS WAVE IS SURROUNDED BY SAHARAN DUST
WHICH IS LIMITING CLOUD AND SHOWER DEVELOPMENT.

A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

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