6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 09TH JULY, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR 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 AT 22 MPH OR 35 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 4.6 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 5.9 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 38.7 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 30.5 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:42 AM SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:36 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, HAZY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES 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 09:58 PM… LOW AT 4:26 AM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 11:05 PM… LOW AT 5:53 AM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET OR 1.5 TO 2.1 METRES.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY FRIDAY.

TWO OTHER TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN AND FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 12 MPH AND 19 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.