Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles a Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southwest at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 184.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 72.1 mm.
Sunset today: 5:41 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southwest and south near 14 mph or
22 km/h, becoming variable and gusty near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy, with periods of rain, scattered showers which may be heavy and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA.
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:06 pm… High at 8:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:33 pm… High at 9:17 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly 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 locally rough seas caused by Hurricane Tammy.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy, with periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms.
… HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT…
Hurricane Tammy will continue to cause cloudiness, periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period. At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Tammy was located near latitude 16.0 degrees north, longitude 60.7 degrees west or about 50 miles or 80 kilometers east-southeast of Guadeloupe. Tammy is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph or 13 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Tammy will move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands through early Sunday, and then move north of the northern Leeward Islands by Sunday afternoon.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph or 140 km/h, with higher gusts. Tammy is forecast to remain a hurricane while it moves near or over the Leeward Islands.
Tammy is expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches with maximum amounts of 12 inches over the Leeward Islands, and 2 to 4 inches with maximum amounts of 6 inches over portions of the Windward Islands.
Swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for most of the Leeward Islands. A Hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning are in effect for Saba and St. Eustatius. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Martinique and the British Virgin Islands.
Interests in the rest of the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.