FORECASTER: GLENN ANTOINE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH OR 20 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 27.6 MM AT GFL CHARLES: 53.9 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 173.6 MM AT GFL CHARLES: 195.8 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 EAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH OR 22 KM/H.
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST, WITH A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 1:52 PM…LOW AT 6:16 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 2:59 PM…LOW AT 7:43 PM.
SEAS: LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES NEAR 7 TO 10 FEET OR 2.1 TO 3.0 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
PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
AT 11:00 AM TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 DEGREES NORTH, LONGITUDE 61.3 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES OR 85 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LUCIA.
HARVEY IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH OR 65 KM/H WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK, HARVEY SHOULD MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA BY SATURDAY.
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 ANOTHER 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.