6 pm Weather Report 19th September 2020

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southwest at 7 mph or 11 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm          At GFL Charles: Nil                      

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.3 mm         At GFL Charles:32.5 mm         

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:00 pm                                                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the south and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and

         isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:16 pm… High at 8:56 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present…Low at 12:43 am….

Next High at 6:06 am.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers, particularly on the northern and eastern

coasts, are advised to exercise caution due to swells generated by Hurricane

Teddy.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing Hurricane Teddy is expected to produce some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

 
...Hurricane Teddy...

At 5:00 pm today, the center of Hurricane Teddy was located near latitude 26.7 degrees north, longitude 60.2 degrees west or about 475 miles or 765 kilometers southeast of Bermuda. Teddy is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h and this motion is expected to continue through tonight.

Hurricane Teddy does not pose a direct threat to our region, however swells generated by this system will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles into the weekend.

…Tropical Storm Wilfred…

At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Storm Wilfred was located near latitude 14.0 degrees north, longitude 39.2 degrees west. Wilfred is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Weakening is expected on Monday, and Wilfred is expected to dissipate by Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Wilfred is not expected to pose a threat to our region.

A tropical wave is located near the West Coast of Africa and will move westward over the eastern Atlantic during the next few days. Development of this system, if any, will be slow to occur during the next few days