6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 18th September, 2019
Forecasters: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with sowers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27 °C or 81 ° F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.2 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 between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 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 present… Low at 11:33 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:16 am… low at 01:00 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern part of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles will cause cloudiness and showers over parts of the island chain today.
…JERRY BECOMES THE TENTH NAMED STORM OF THE 2019 SEASON…
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Jerry was located near latitude 14.1 North, longitude 47.7 West or about 960 miles or 1545 kilometers east of
the Leeward Islands. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph or 20 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 Thursday night or Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Further strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days and Jerry is expected to become a hurricane by the time it moves near the Northern Leeward Islands.
Interests in the Northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
An area of low pressure is expected to develop this weekend to the east of the Windward Islands. Some gradual development of this system is possible as it moves west-northwestward over the islands and across the Eastern Caribbean.
A tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.