6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 30TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTERS: THOMAS AUGUSTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 27 C OR 81 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 27 C OR 81 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH OR 15 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 3.3 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 156.2 MM
SUNSET TODAY: 6:16 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:52 AM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H BECOMING LIGHTER AT TIMES.
WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY 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 9:36 AM… HIGH AT 4:04 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 11:03 AM… HIGH AT 5:11 PM.
SEAS: SLIGHT WITH WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.2 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
GENERALLY FAIR SKIES, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE OVER OUR REGION WILL CAUSE A FEW SHOWERY PERIODS AROUND THE ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H. SAHARAN DUST AROUND THIS WAVE IS LIMITING SHOWER DEVELOPMENT BUT SOME SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AS IT CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN OVER THIS WEEKEND.
A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.
A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR THE WEST AFRICAN COAST HAS A LOW CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.