6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 PM NOON WEATHER REPORT

DATE: 06TH AUGUST, 2019

FORECASTER: GLENN ANTOINE

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.

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

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 31 C OR 88 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CALM.

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

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 5.5 MM.      AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 10.8 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 76.9 MM.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 54.9 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.                      SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:30 PM.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H,

BECOMING LIGHTER AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY

         BE HEAVY, AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ASKED 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 8:16 PM…LOW AT 2:49 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 9:23 PM…LOW AT 4:16 AM.

SEAS: SLIGHT WITH WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.2 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY,

AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TRAILING A TROPICAL WAVE, TOGETHER WITH A TROUGH SYSTEM,

WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE REGION, IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM TOMORROW WEDNESDAY.

A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD

NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT

5 DAYS.