Tropical Depression Six becomes Tropical Storm Gert as the hurricane season heats up with activities
By SLUMET
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 43.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 143.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:22 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:33 am …Low at 12:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:40 am … Low at 1:37 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which maybe heavy and isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Further south, Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Depression Six becomes Tropical Storm Gert…
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Gert was located near latitude 16.7 North, longitude 56.4 West or about 455 miles or 780 kilometres east southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Gert is moving toward the west near 9 mph or 15 km/h and is forecast to dissipate within the next day or so. Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Gert is expected to affect mainly the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Franklin likely to produce heavy rains over portions of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico during the next couple of days…
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 15.0 North, Longitude 69.2 West. Franklin is expected to continue moving on a westward to west northwestward track near 12 mph or 19 km/h, today. A sharp turn to the north is expected tonight or early Tuesday and a generally northward motion is expected on Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is forecast to reach the southern coast of Hispaniola late Tuesday or Tuesday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical Storm Emily expected to weaken during the next couple of days…
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Emily was located near latitude 20.7 North, longitude 41.1 West. Emily is moving toward the west northwest near 12 mph or 19 km/h and a west-northwest to northwest motion is expected during the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Further weakening is forecast and Emily could become a post-tropical cyclone by this evening. Tropical Storm Emily does not pose any threat to the Lesser Antilles.
A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
