6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 10TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.
TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 31 C OR 88 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.3 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.8 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 86.7 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 112.9 MM.
SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM. SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:28 PM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES 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 12:20 AM…LOW AT 7:24 AM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 6:49 PM…HIGH AT 1:27 AM.
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS WAVE IS EMBEDDED IN DRY, DUSTY AIR FROM THE SAHARA, WHICH IS INHIBITING CONVECTION MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
ANOTHER 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.