WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 33 CENTIGRADES
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 27 CENTIGRADES HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON HOURS: 34 TO 40 DEGREES CELSIUS UV INDEX: 12
SUNSET : 7:09 PM
SUNRISE: 6:24 AM.
WIND: FROM GENERALLY EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH; FORCE 4 TO 5 (20 TO 39 KM/HR, 11 TO 21 KNOTS). DURING THE DAY STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; FORCE 6 TO 7 (40 TO 61 KM/HR, 22 TO 33 KNOTS)
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
NO CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN. LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE REGIONAL ATMOSPHERE WILL INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN PRODUCING CLOUDS AND THEREFORE, NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. MOREOVER, SAHARAN DUST WILL INDUCE SLIGHTLY HAZY SKIES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: CALM: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: MODERATE AT 2 TO 4 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: GENERALLY MODERATE AT 4 TO 6 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
OPERATORS OF SMALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS AND ELSEWHERE, OVER OPEN SEAS
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
TROPICAL STORM DON WAS MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. DON IS MOVING NORTH AT 20 KM/HR WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 55 KNOTS. DON IS NO DANGER TO THE CARIBBEAN.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING MIDWAY BETWEEN THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN, IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF DEVELOPING FURTHER INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 7 DAYS.
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: LESS THAN 1 MM; THIS CAN DIFFER LOCALLY.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (CENTIGRADE) AND RAINFALL (MM) IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (8 AM TO 8 AM):
AIRPORT : MAX 33 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 33 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 33 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS:
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER; WINDS WILL BE FROM EAST DIRECTIIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH, STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 33 / 28