WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 34 CENTIGRADES MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 29 CENTIGRADES HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON HOURS: 35 TO 44 DEGREES CELSIUS UV INDEX: 12
TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IT IS THEREFORE ADVICED TOTAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED COMPLICATIONS.
SUNSET : 6:34 PM
SUNRISE: 6:29 AM.
WIND: FROM EAST-NORTHEAST TO EAST-SOUTHEAST DIRECTIONS AND GENTLE TO MODERATE; FORCE 3 TO 4 (12 TO 30 KM/HR, 7 TO 16 KNOTS). DURING THE DAY FRESH TO POSSIBLY STRONG IN GUSTS; FORCE 5 TO 6 (31 TO 50 KM/HR, 17 TO 27 KNOTS)
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
LINGERING MOISTURE IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE CAN INDUCE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING A LOCAL PASSING TO BRIEF SHOWER. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: CALM: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: SMOOTH AT 2 TO 3 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: GENERALLY MODERATE AT 4 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 FEET
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES: NONE
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR 1865 KM EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND WAS MOVING WEST AT 20 KM/H. IT IS FORECAST THAT THE SYSTEM WILL RESUME A WEST- NORTHWESTERLY MOTION DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWEST TURN DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE 85 KM/H. PHILIPPE IS NO DANGER TO THE CARIBBEAN AREA.
A TROPICAL WAVE WEST- SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS IS MOVING WEST AT 10 KNOTS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT A HIGH CHANCE DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: 1 MM; THIS CAN BE LOCALLY DIFFERENT.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (CENTIGRADE) AND RAINFALL (MM) IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (8 AM TO 8 AM):
AIRPORT : MAX 35 / MIN 29 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 34 / MIN 29 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 35 / MIN 29 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS:
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER; WINDS WILL BE FROM EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH, STRONG IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 34 / 28