DATE: 18TH AUGUST 2017
FORECASTER: MACLEAN JN BAPTISTE

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS OVERCAST WITH LIGHT SHOWERS.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS OVERCAST WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 26 C OR 79 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH
OR 22 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 10.4 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 156.4 MM

SUNSET TODAY: 6:24 PM SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:51 AM

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST
NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H, WITH GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS.
WEATHER: CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE
SHOWERS, PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 7:06 AM…HIGH AT 1:52 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 8¬:33 AM…HIGH AT 2:59 PM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET OR 2.1 TO 2.7
METRES.

SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT AND OTHER MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. RESIDENTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO KEEP AWAY FROM THE BEACHES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES WITH SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS, PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

AT 5:00 AM TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 DEGREES NORTH, LONGITUDE 59.1 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES/220 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT LUCIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH OR 65 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HARVEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H AND A CONTINUED WESTWARD MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS IN SAINT LUCIA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE BOTH MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H. THESE SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.