12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTERS: WEBSTER GAJADHAR/LEMUEL O’SHAUGHNESSY

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 F.

LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 27 C OR 81 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH OR 39 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 1.1 MM.    AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.9 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 90.8 MM.   AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 114.5 MM.

SUNSET TODAY: 6:27 PM           SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:50 AM.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 2:50 PM…LOW AT 7:10 PM

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 3:57 PM…LOW AT 8:37 PM

SEAS: MODERATE WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW, WILL CAUSE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H AND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE ISLANDS BY WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.