-AN ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS IS IN EFFECT…
-A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL REGION REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…
WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: VARIABLE CLOUDY WITH A PASSING TO BRIEF SHOWER
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 32 CENTIGRADES MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 26 CENTIGRADES HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON HOURS: 33 TO 38 DEGREES CELSIUS UV INDEX: 8
SUNSET : 6:37 PM
SUNRISE: 7:06 AM.
WIND: FROM GENERALLY EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH; FORCE 4 TO 5 (20 TO 39 KM/HR, 11 TO 21 KNOTS). DURING DAYTIME STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE TO POSSIBLY GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; FORCE 6 TO 8 (40 TO 64 KM/HR, 22 TO 35 KNOTS).
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE CARIBBEAN, A MODERATE TO STRONG BREEZE IS IN PLACE, REACHING AT TIMES NEAR GALE FORCE TO POSSIBLY GALE FORCE IN GUSTS. OTHERWISE, SCATTERED PATCHES OF MOISTURE MOVING WITH THE AIRFLOW WILL INDUCE MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS, A PASSING TO BRIEF SHOWER.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: SMOOTH: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: MODERATE AT 3 TO 4 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: GENERALLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY QUITE ROUGH AT 6 TO 8, LOCALLY 9 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS AND OPEN SEAS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… SEA BATHERS AND USERS OF THE MARIME FACILITIES MUST TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT.
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: 1 TO 5 MM; THIS CAN BE LOCALLY DIFFERENT.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (CENTIGRADE) AND RAINFALL (MM) IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (8 AM TO 8 AM):
AIRPORT : MAX 32 / MIN 26 / 2.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 32 / MIN 26 / 1.8 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 32 / MIN 26 / 2.2 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 TO NEAR GALE FORCE, POSSIBLY GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 32 / 26