12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 16TH AUGUST, 2019
FORECASTER: THOMAS AUGUSTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY AND HAZY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 24 C OR 71 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 20.9 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 5.6 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 113.2 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 129.3 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:25 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:50 AM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 4:45 PM… LOW AT 9:59 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 5:52 PM… LOW AT 11:26 PM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLOUDY TOMORROW WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS FROM TOMORROW INTO SUNDAY.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR THE WEST AFRICAN COAST IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.