12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT 02/09/19

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DATE: 02ND SEPTEMBER, 2019

FORECASTERS: ANDRE JOYEUX

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

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 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: TRACE.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: NIL.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: TRACE.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: NIL.

SUNSET TODAY: 6:14 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: HIGH AT 5:59 PM… LOW AT 12:12 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   LOW AT 1:00 PM… HIGH AT 7:06 PM.

SEAS: SLIGHT WITH WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.2 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

 A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CAUSE SOME CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER OUR REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS BY WEDNESDAY.

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC, HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.