6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 19th September, 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 26 °C or 79 °F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26 °C or 79 ° F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:02 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers some of which may be heavy.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:56 am… Low at 12:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:03 am… Low at 1:30 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
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers some of which may be heavy.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean islands will cause a few showers there during the next 24 hours.
… TROPICAL STORM JERRY NEARS HURRICANE STRENGTH…
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Jerry was located near latitude 16.0 North, longitude 53.2 West or about 575 miles or 925 kilometers east of the Leeward Islands. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. A west-northwest motion at a slightly faster forward speed is expected over the next few days. On this track the center of Jerry will be near the northern Leeward Islands tomorrow and pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the northern Leeward Islands from Barbuda northward to St. Eustatius. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph or 95 km/h, with higher gusts and Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane later today.
Interests around the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of Jerry.
A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic has a low potential for development during the next few days. This wave is being closely monitored as it moves westward towards the Eastern Caribbean at 17 mph or 28 km/h.