12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 13TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
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 28 C OR 82 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: NIL AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.3 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 90.8 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 114.8 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 22 MPH OR 35 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS AT FIRST. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 3:23 PM…LOW AT 7:56 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 4:30 PM…LOW AT 9:23 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 SKIES WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS AT FIRST. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS IS EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LESSER ANTILLES BY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A RELATIVELY DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL LIMIT SHOWER ACTIVITY TODAY.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MAINLY THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LESSER ANTILLES BY TOMORROW.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

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