6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 06TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 27 C OR 81 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 24 C OR 75 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 08 MPH OR 13 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 29.0 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 76.8 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:30 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 7:55 AM… LOW AT 1:37 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 9:02 AM… LOW AT 3:04 PM.
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TRAILING A TROPICAL WAVE, WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE LESSER ANTILLES ON WEDNESDAY.
A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN 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.