6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 23RD JULY, 2019
FORECASTERS: E. FRANCIS & HYACINTHIA CAMILLE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.
TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 32 C OR 90 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.2 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 2.1 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 64.5 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 89.8 MM.
SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:46 AM. SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:34 PM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H, WITH A FEW GUSTS.
WEATHER: FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 8:22 PM…LOW AT 2:37 AM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 9:29 PM…LOW AT 4:04 AM.
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
FAIR, HAZY AND BREEZY, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
LINGERING MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE VICINITY OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION BY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
ANOTHER TWO TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.