A WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS IS IN EFFECT…
WEATHER: THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 32 CENTIGRADES
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 26 CENTIGRADES
HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON
HOURS: 33 TO 38 DEGREES CELSIUS
UV INDEX: 12
SUNSET : 6:51 PM
SUNRISE: 6:41 AM.
WIND:
FROM 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, POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; FORCE 6 TO 8 (40 TO 74 KM/HR, 22 TO 40 KNOTS).
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE CARIBBEAN IS STRONG AND WILL REMAIN SO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL SUPPORT A FRESH WIND AND STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE, POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE IN GUSTS.
OTHERWISE, THE RELATIVE DRY LOWER ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS, WILL RESTRICT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY DRY WEATHER DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD.
MOREOVER, THE CONCENTRATION OF SAHARAN DUST WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, PEOPLE SENSIBLE TO CHANGES IN THE AIR QUALITY MUST KEEP TAKING PRECAUTIONS ON THIS.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: SMOOTH: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: SLIGHT AT 1 TO 2 FEET, LOCALLY 3 FEET.
ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: MODERATETO LOCALLY FAIRLY ROUGH WITH SEAS
AROUND 4 TO 7 FEET, LOCALLY 8 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES: A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL REGIONS IS IN EFFECT.
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: LESS THAN 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 32 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 32 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 32 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A POSSIBLE PASSING SHOWER. WINDS WILL BE FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH; AT TIMES STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WIND, POSSIBLY NOW AND THAN REACHING GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 32 / 26