12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 26TH JULY, 2019
FORECASTERS: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 28 C OR 82 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH OR 44 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.4 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.1 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 77.0 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 101.8 MM.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H, WITH A FEW GUSTS.
WEATHER: GENERALLY FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, 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 4:05 PM…HIGH AT 10:49 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 12:27 PM…LOW AT 5:32 PM.
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
FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, WITH A FEW CLOUDY PERIODS AND SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERY PERIODS AROUND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

ANOTHER TWO TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN AND FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.

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