WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY
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 : 7:06 PM
SUNRISE: 6:26 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:
CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO DISTURBANCE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE LOCAL WEATHER. LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE REGION WILL RESTRICT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN PRODUCING CLOUDS AND THEREFORE, GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. OTHERWISE, SAHARAN DUST WILL ENTER THE CARIBBEAN REGION AGAIN AND PRODUCE SLIGHTLY HAZY SKIES.
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: GENERALLY MODERATE AT 4 TO 6 FEET
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES: NONE
SPECIAL FEATURES:
TWO MINOR EARTHQUAKES WERE REGISTERED THIS MORNING NORTHWEST OF ARUBA; THE FIRST ONE WAS AT 8:49 HOURS L.T. AND WAS AT A DISTANCE OF 76 KM NORTHWEST OF ARUBA AT A MAGNITUDE OF 2.9 ON THE MM SCALE AT A DEPTH OF 35.4 KM. THE SECOND ONE WAS AT 9:35 L.T. AT 57 KM NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND AT 3.1 ON THE MM SCALE, AT A DEPTH OF 29.6 KM.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
A TROPICAL WAVE, WITH ASSOCIATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS MOVING NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS TO DEVELOP FURTHER INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE SYSTEM POSES NO DANGER TO THE CARIBBEAN.
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 34 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 34 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 34 / 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 POSSIBLY NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 33 / 28
