6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 16TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: MACLEAN JN BAPTISTE
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 27 C OR 81 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 24 C OR 71 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 6.6 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 98.9 MM
SUNSET TODAY: 6:25 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:50 AM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY SKIES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 10:29 AM… HIGH AT 4:45 PM
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 11:56 AM… HIGH AT 5:52 PM
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET OR 1.5 TO 2.1 METRES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL SEAS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR AND HAZY SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
WEAK UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE A FEW SHOWERY PERIODS OVER THE ISLANDS, DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 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.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE WEST AFRICAN COAST IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.