6:00 pm Weather Report 4th August, 2019

6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

DATE: 04 AUGUST, 2019

FORECASTER: AVLON CHARLERY

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.

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

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 29 C OR 84 F.

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

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

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 37.5 MM.        AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.1 MM.               

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 41.3 MM.       AT GFL CHARLES: 15.3 MM.              

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:48 AM           SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:30 PM     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH OR

31 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS.

WEATHER: GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ADVISED TO BE

VIGILANT AND EXERCISE CAUTION.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 6:42 PM… LOW AT 12:23 AM

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 7:49 PM… LOW AT 01:50 AM

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 ROUGH SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK                                                                                                                                                                                              

A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS, GUSTY WINDS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 

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.