WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 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: 12
SUNSET : 6:51 PM
SUNRISE: 6:33 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 POSSIBLY NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; FORCE 6 TO 7 (40 TO 61 KM/HR, 22 TO 33 KNOTS).
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE CARIBBEAN IS STRONG, BUT WILL SLACK A BIT DURING THE WEEKEND MAKING THE WIND ALSO RELAX SOMEWHAT. MOREOVER, PATCHES OF CLOUDS WILL MOVE OCASSIONALLY OVER THE REGION AND CAN PRODUCE A LOCAL PASSING SHOWER.
OTHERWISE, THE CONCENTRATION OF SAHARAN DUST WILL FLUCTUATE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS WITH SENSITIVITIES FOR CHANGES IN THE AIR QUALITY
MUST BE AWARE OF THIS.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: MODERATE AT 2 TO LOCALLY 3 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES:
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FAIRLY ROUGH TO ROUGH WITH SEAS AROUND 4 TO 8, LOCALLY 9 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS IS IN EFFECT…
CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED ELSEWHERE…
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: 1 MM OR LESS; THIS CAN BE LOCALLY DIFFERENT.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (CENTIGRADE) AND RAINFALL (MM) IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (8 AM TO 8 AM):
AIRPORT : MAX 31 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 31 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 31 / MIN 26 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A POSSIBLE PASSING SHOWER. WINDS WILL BE FROM GENERALLY EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH; AT TIMES STRONG TO POSSIBLY NEAR GALE FORCE WIND IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 32 / 26