12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 08TH JANUARY 2018
FORECASTER: E. FRANCIS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 28 C OR 82 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 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 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: NIL. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 1.0 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 15.0 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 20.0 MM.

SUNSET TODAY: 5:51 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 6:30 AM.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM THE EAST NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS.
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES, WITH
SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 3:15 PM…HIGH AT 09:29 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 4:42 PM…HIGH AT 10:36 PM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES AND SWELLS 5 TO 8 FEET OR
1.5 TO 2.4 METRES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
DUE TO BRISK WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES, WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS.

WEATHER SUMMARY
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE MODERATE TO BRISK EASTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE LESSER ANTILLES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PATCHES OF LOW LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING ALONG THIS WIND FLOW, WILL CAUSE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.