12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 04 AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: THOMAS AUGUSTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS OVERCAST WITH THUNDERSHOWERS.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH RECENT SHOWERS.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 26 C OR 79 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 26 C OR 79 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH OR 41 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 7.1 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 4.0 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 10.9 MM. AT GFL CHARLES: 13.0 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:31 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:48 AM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS.
WEATHER: GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF THESE HAZARDS OCCURRING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 12:10 PM… HIGH AT 6:42 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 1:37 PM… HIGH AT 7:49 PM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES AND SWELLS 5 TO 7 FEET OR 1.5 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 CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. FURTHER NORTH IT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE CROSSING OVER THE SOUTH EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS VERY LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH TO 24 KM/H.
A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR THE COAST OF AFRICA IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.