12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 09TH JULY, 2019
FORECASTER: MACLEAN JN BAPTISTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS 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 29 MPH OR 46 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 4.5 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 5.8 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 38.6 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 30.4 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:36 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:42 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: MOSTLY FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 3:09 PM… HIGH AT 09:58 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 4:36 PM… HIGH AT 11:05 PM.
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
MOSTLY FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW 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 TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND JUST OFF THE COAST OF WEST AFRICA, ARE MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 12 AND 17 MPH OR 19 AND 28 KM/H, RESPECTIVELY.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS.