STRONG TROPICAL WAVE MOVING IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN…
WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A PASSING SHOWER DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: VARIABLE CLOUDY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 34 CENTIGRADES MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 28 CENTIGRADES HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON HOURS: 35 TO 40 DEGREES CELSIUS UV INDEX: 12
SUNSET : 6:59 PM
SUNRISE: 6:28 AM.
WIND: FROM VARAIBLE DIRECTIONS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE; FORCE 2 TO 4 (7 TO 23 KM/HR, 2 TO 12 KNOTS).
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, INDUCING ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MOST OF THE WEATHER WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE LOCAL REGION; HOWEVER, EXPECT LOCALLY SOME SHOWERS WITH ALSO RISK OF THUNDER. LOCALLY SHOWERS COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AND CAUSE SOME STREET TO URBAN FLOODING.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: CALM: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: MODERATE AT 2 TO 3 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: MODERATE TO LOCALLY QUITE ROUGH AT 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 TO 7 FEET
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL REGIONS IS IN EFFECT…
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
A TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED FURTHER INTO TROPICAL STORM EMILY. EMILY WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC ABOUT 1600 KM WEST- NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. EMILY IS NO DANGER TO THE CARIBBEAN.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC, 1000 KM EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS, DEVELOPED INTO TROPICAL DEPRESSION NR.6. THIS SYSTEM IS NO THREAT TO THE CARIBBEAN.
A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WAS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND WAS MOVING WEST- NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 7 DAYS OF DEVELOPING FURTHER INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF ARUBA IS MONITORING THIS SYSTEM WITH A CLOSE EYE.
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: 3 TO 10 MM; THIS CAN DIFFER LOCALLY.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (CENTIGRADE) AND RAINFALL (MM) IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (8 AM TO 8 AM):
AIRPORT : MAX 34 / MIN 26 / 2.6 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 33 / MIN 27 / 1.2 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 34 / MIN 27 / 3.3 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS:
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER; WINDS WILL BE FROM EAST DIRECTIONS AND GENTLE TO MODERATE, FRESH IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 34 / 28
