FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 25 C OR 77 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH OR 9 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.2 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 130.5 MM
SUNSET TODAY: 6:20 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:51 AM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AT TIMES.
WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 11:00 AM…LOW AT 3:12 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 12:07 PM…LOW AT 4:39 PM.
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES, WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES. FURTHER SOUTH, FAIR SKIES OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FEW CLOUDY PERIODS AND SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY OVER THE NORTH EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, IS LOCATED ABOUT 1050 MILES OR 1642 KILOMETERS EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH OR 19 TO 24 KM/H. THE POTENTIAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN SAINT LUCIA ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.