FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 9:54 pm… High at 4:41 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:55 pm… Low at 11:21 pm… High at 5:48 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres, tonight. Tomorrow, moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution tomorrow due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from tonight into tomorrow.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to impact visibility and air quality across the region from Monday.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 17 and 15 mph or 28 and 24 km/h, respectively.