FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.
TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 31 C OR 88 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 15 MPH OR 24 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: 0.3 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 130.5 MM AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 152.9 MM.
SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:51 AM SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:20 PM
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AT TIMES.
WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES, WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 08:58 PM…LOW AT 4:42 AM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 10:05 PM…LOW AT 5:59 AM.
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES, WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, OVER THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES. FURTHER SOUTH, FAIR SKIES OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
AN APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A FEW CLOUDY PERIODS, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY OVER THE NORTH EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AN AREA OF DISTURBANCE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1300 MILES OR 2092 KILOMETERS EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN SAINT LUCIA ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.