6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 09TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: MACLEAN JN BAPTISTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY 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 AT 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.4 MM. AT GFL CHARLES: 0.5 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 86.4 MM. AT GFL CHARLES: 106.1 MM
SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM. SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:29 PM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR TO OCCASIONALLY CLOUDY SKIES 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 11:18 PM… LOW AT 6:29 AM
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 12:25 AM… LOW AT 7:56 AM
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR TO OCCASIONALLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN FAIR TO OCCASIONALLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SOME SHOWERS, OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FROM LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS ALSO MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.