12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 15TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: AVLON CHARLERY
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY.
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 AT 26 MPH OR 43 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 1.5 MM AT GFL CHARLES: 8.9 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 92.3 MM AT GFL CHARLES:123.7 MM
SUNSET TODAY: 6:26 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:50 AM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY, WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 4:18 PM…LOW AT 09:19 PM
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 5:25 PM…LOW AT 10:46 PM
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET OR 1.5 TO 2.4 METRES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO
BRISK WINDS, ROUGH SEAS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
GENERALLY FAIR AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF GRENADA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A LAYER OF SAHARAN DUST WILL CAUSE A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY.
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD
NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS FROM LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING
THE NEXT 5 DAYS.