Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.
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 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of December so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 100.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:17 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:55 am…High at 1:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:22 am…High at 3:07 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers over the northern Lesser Antilles. Further south, fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System, will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly to northeasterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
A weak shear line will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the northern Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.