6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

DATE: 12TH AUGUST, 2019

FORECASTERS: GLENN ANTOINE

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

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 32 C OR 90 F.

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

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

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.

WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 7:10 PM…HIGH AT 2:01 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   LOW AT 8:37 PM…HIGH AT 3:08 AM.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

LOW LEVEL CLOUDS DRIFTING ALONG THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CAUSE A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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 OVER 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.