12:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

12:00 PM WEATHER REPORT 

DATE: 05TH JULY, 2019

FORECASTER: EMMANUEL DESCARTES

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 25 C OR 77 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 25 MPH OR 41 KM/H.

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

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 22.6 MM.   AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT:14.6 MM        

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 32.4 MM.   AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT:19.4 MM     

SUNSET TODAY: 6:36 PM               SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:40 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 A FEW GUSTS.

WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 6:37 PM… LOW AT 11:22 PM

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   LOW AT 1:23 PM … HIGH AT 7:44 PM

SEAS: LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES AND SWELLS 6 TO 8 FEET OR 1.8 TO 2.4 METRES.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ASKED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DUE

TO GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT, FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN 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.