Small craft operators are advised to remain in port and secure property
By SLU MET
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy. Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy. Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F. Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F. Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h. Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today: At Hewanorra Airport: 7.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.8 mm. Total rainfall for the month of June so far: At Hewanorra Airport: 80.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 45.4 mm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with higher gusts. Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming to cloudy at time with a few scattered showers, tonight and tomorrow morning. Cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms from tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:40 pm…Low at 11:05 pm. Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:47 pm…Low at 12:32 am. Seas: Moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres tonight. Locally rough with waves 6 to 10 feet or 1.8 to 3.0 meters from tomorrow. Small craft operators are advised to remain in port and secure property. Residents and seabathers are also advised to stay away from beaches and coastal areas due to stormy conditions generated by Tropical Storm Bret.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms from tomorrow afternoon.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK …..Tropical Storm warning remain in effect for Saint Lucia….. At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Storm Bret was located near Latitude 13.3 degrees north, Longitude 53.9 degrees west or about 416 miles or 771 kilometers east of St Lucia. Bret is moving toward the west near 15 mph or 24 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On the forecast track, the center of Bret is expected to approach Saint Lucia and the Lesser Antilles on Thursday, move across the Lesser Antilles Thursday night and then move westward across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea Friday and Saturday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph or 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next day or so while Bret approaches the Lesser Antilles. Interests in Saint Lucia and the Lesser Antilles should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 13 mph or 20 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next couple of days.
Another tropical wave has just emerged off the west coast of Africa and is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h.
