6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTERS: WEBSTER GAJADHAR / LEMUEL O’SHAUGHNESSY

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR AND HAZY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR 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 13 MPH OR 20 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 2.9 MM          AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.4 MM.      

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 125.4 MM        AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 145.1 MM.         

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:51 AM.                                    SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:23 PM.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH OR 22 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AT TIMES.

WEATHER: FAIR AND HAZY, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 6:13 PM…LOW AT 12:03 AM…HIGH AT 6:24 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 7:20 PM…LOW AT 01:30 AM…HIGH AT 7:31 AM.

SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR AND HAZY, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN FAIR TO OCCASIONALLY CLOUDY, AND HAZY CONDITIONS WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED NEAR THE COAST OF WEST AFRICA IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.