6 am weather 12th August 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.

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 27 C OR 81 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.

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

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.3 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 90.0 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 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 8:10 AM…HIGH AT 2:50 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   LOW AT 9:37 AM…HIGH AT 3:57 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 AND HAZY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

AN INCREASINGLY DRIER AND MORE STABLE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED AS THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLES OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES AND SAHARAN DUST IS TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE REGION.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H. DRY SAHARAN AIR IS LIMITING CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED IN THE FAR 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.