12:00 noon Weather Report 23rd Sept, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 23rd September, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present Weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 33°C or 91°F.

Last’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil          At GFL Charles:nil

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.1 mm     AT GFL Charles:26.1 mm

Sunset today: 5:59 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 east-southeast near 12 mph or

19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers. There is a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 4:52 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:09 pm… High at 5:59 pm

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light to moderate southeasterly winds will continue across the eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Sam was located near latitude 10.9 North, longitude 38.1 West. Sam is moving toward the west near 16 mph or 26 km/h and this motion is expected to continue over the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h with higher gusts. Further strengthening is forecast over the next few days and Sam is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow and a major hurricane by the weekend.

Interests in the Leeward and northern Windward Islands are advised to continue to monitor the progress of this system.