Date: 18th September, 2019
Forecasters: Vigil Saltibus / Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 23.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 102.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:03 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few light to moderate showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High 5:55 pm…Low at 12:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:00 pm…High at 7:02 pm…Low at 1:53 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to
2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A relatively dry and stable atmosphere over most of the Caribbean region expected over the next 24 hours.
…JERRY BECOMES THE TENTH NAMED STORM OF THE 2019 SEASON…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Jerry was located near latitude 14.6 North, longitude 49.2 West or about 791 miles or 1272 kilometers east of Saint Lucia. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h. A west-northwest motion at a slightly faster forward speed is expected over the next few days. On this track the system will be near the northern Leeward Islands Friday and pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane by late Thursday, with little change in strength anticipated on Friday and Saturday.
Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic has a low potential for further development during the next few days as it moves westward at 17m mph or 28 km/h.