Tropical Storm Bret Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph
By SLU MET
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:37 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers which maybe heavy in some areas and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from later this evening into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:36 am… High at 6:03 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 01:03 pm… High at 7:10 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An approaching tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 25 mph or 41 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from this evening into tomorrow.
…..Tropical Storm Bret continues westward and expected to strengthen…..
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Bret was located near Latitude 11.7 degrees north, Longitude 44.7 degrees west. Bret is moving toward the west near near 17 mph or 28 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On this forecast track, the system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles late this week.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast and Bret could become a hurricane in a couple of days. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.
