6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT 25 JULY 2019

6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

DATE: 25TH JULY, 2019

FORECASTERS: THOMAS AUGUSTE

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 28 C OR 82 F.

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 32 C OR 90 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 9.8 MM        AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.3 MM.    

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 76.6 MM       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 101.7 MM.    

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:46 AM.   SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:34 PM.                   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H, WITH A FEW GUSTS.

WEATHER: FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 9:56 PM… LOW AT 5:02 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 11:03 PM… LOW AT 6:29 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 AND ABOVE NORMAL SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TRAILING A TROPICAL WAVE WEST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL CAUSE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SOUTH EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION MAINLY DURING THE NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS

AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

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