Mid-day Weather Report 27/06/19

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT 

DATE: 27TH JUNE, 2019

FORECASTER: ANDRE JOYEUX

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEAR-BY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.

LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 29 MPH OR 40 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT:   2.1 MM.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.2 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 141.2 MM.     AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 82.8 MM

SUNSET TODAY: 6:35 PM.         SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:38 AM.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 5:06 PM… HIGH AT 11:43 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 12:59 PM… LOW AT 6:33 PM.

SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET OR 1.5 TO 2.1 METRES.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO BRISK WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL CAUSE SOME CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H. 

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.