12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 01ST AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 27 C OR 81 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.3 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: TRACE.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 152.1 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 147.5 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:32 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:48 AM.
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.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AT FIRST. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS WITH SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 4:39 PM…LOW AT 09:25 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 5:46 PM…LOW AT 10:52 PM.
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AT FIRST. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL WAVE A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS EXPECTED TO START AFFECTING THE REGION BY LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE IS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC. ONLY GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME MORE SUPPORTIVE BY SATURDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO FORM OVER THE WEEKEND, SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.