6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 10th September, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:08 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the south southeast and southeast
near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with brief isolated showers. A slight
increase in cloudiness is expected tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:17 pm…High at 1:09 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:44 pm…High at 2:16 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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 some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy skies with brief isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light southeasterly winds will continue across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
Moisture and instability associated with Hurricane Lee, will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands, during the next 24 hours. Swells generated by this system, will cause hazardous sea conditions around these islands during the next few days.
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Hurricane Lee was located near latitude 22.1 North, longitude 61.7 West or about 285 miles or 455 kilometres north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Lee is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h, and a slower motion is expected during the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph or 195 km/h, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, Lee is expected to pass well north of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico during the next day or two.
Interests in these areas should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven (7) days.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven (7) days.