6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 19th September, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
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 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 45.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:01 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be light and variable, becoming calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and
a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:36 am…High at 4:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:08 am…Low at 12:03 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers, particularly on the northern and eastern
coasts, are advised to exercise caution due to swells generated by Hurricane
Teddy.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance
of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing Hurricane Teddy is expected to produce some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
...Hurricane Teddy...
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Teddy was located near latitude 24.9 degrees north, longitude 58.2 degrees west or about 650 miles or 1045 kilometers southeast of Bermuda. Teddy is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h and this motion is expected to continue today. A turn to the north is likely on Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph or 205 km/h with higher gusts. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the island of Bermuda.
Hurricane Teddy does not pose a direct threat to our region, however swells generated by this system will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles into the weekend.
…Tropical Storm Wilfred…
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Wilfred was located over the central tropical Atlantic near latitude 13.1 degrees north, longitude 36.9 degrees west. Wilfred is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph or 28 km/h and this general motion is expected for the next few days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Small fluctuations in intensity are possible over the weekend. Weakening should begin by late Sunday and Wilfred will become a remnant low in a few days.
Tropical Storm Wilfred is not expected to pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave is located near the West Coast of Africa and will move westward over the far eastern Atlantic during the next few days. Development of this system, if any, will be slow to occur during the next few days