6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 25TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTERS: GLENN ANTOINE
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 28 C OR 82 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 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 4.0 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 134.5 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 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, AND HAZY, 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 12:26 PM…LOW AT 4:23 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 01:33 PM…LOW AT 5:50 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 AND HAZY, WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
LOW LEVEL CLOUDS DRIFTING ALONG THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW MAY CAUSE A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
AT 5:00 AM TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DORIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.6 WEST, ABOUT 667 MILES OR 1073 KM SOUTHEAST OF ST. LUCIA. DORIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH OR 20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THIS TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH OR 65 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND DORIAN COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS.
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN SAINT LUCIA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. FURTHER WATCHES ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.