12:00 Noon Weather Report
Date: 20th September, 2019
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
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 25 °C or 77 ° F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 14 mph or 22 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 September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 102.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:01 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:39 pm… High at 7:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:06 pm… High at 8:22 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly 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 heavy northerly swells generated by Hurricane Jerry affecting our region over the next few days.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the extreme northern portion of the lesser Antilles, it will be generally cloudy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, it will be occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean islands will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms there over the next few days.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Jerry was located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 60.3 West or about 190 miles or 300 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph or 28 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Jerry will move north of the northern Leeward Islands later today, pass well north of Puerto Rico on Saturday, and be well east-northeast of the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 85 mph or 140 km/h with higher gusts. Further weakening is forecast during the next day or so, with some re-strengthening possible early next week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles or 30 kilometres from the centre and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles or 130 km.
Interests around the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of Jerry. Hurricane Jerry pose no threat to Saint Lucia at this time.
A tropical wave located about 700 miles or 1126 kilometres east of the Windward Islands, is producing a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers. The wave is expected to move quickly westward at about 20 mph during the next few days, and some development is possible while it approaches and moves across the Windward Islands this weekend.
A tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa has the potential to develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm early next week as it moves westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic.