WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 33 CENTIGRADES
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 28 CENTIGRADES
HEAT INDEX DURING AND AROUND THE AFTERNOON HOURS: 34 TO 40 DEGREES CELSIUS UV INDEX: 12
SUNSET : 6:56 PM
SUNRISE: 6:15 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 IN GUSTS FORCE 6 TO 7 (40 TO 61 KM/HR, 22 TO 33 KNOTS).
SYNOPSIS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN. THE RIDGE OF THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A PASSING SHOWER IN THE EARLY MORNING, THIS WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS. MOREOVER, THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE CARRIBEAN WILL SUSTAIN A STRONG WIND PATTERN.
OTHERWISE, A SLIGHT TO MODERATE CONCENTRATION OF SAHARAN DUST IS PRESENT AND WILL LIMIT THE VISIBILITY A BIT AND BRING A LOWER AIR QUALITY IN THE REGION. PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE AIR QUALITY MUST BE AWARE OF THIS.
MARINE CONDITIONS/ STATE OF THE SEA:
ON THE PROTECTED SITES: LIGHT CHOP: AROUND 1 FOOT. ON THE SOUTH SECTIONS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE AT 1 TO 3 FEET. ON THE EAST TO NORTHWEST COASTLINES: MODERATE TO FAIRLY ROUGH WITH SEAS AROUND 4 TO 6, LOCALLY 7 TO 8 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST, NORTH TO NORTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS AS THE STRONG WIND PATTERN WILL INDUCE LOCALLY FAIRLY ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS.
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 33 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 33 / MIN 27 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 33 / MIN 28 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS:
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A POSSIBLE BRIEF SHOWER. WINDS WILL BE FROM GENERALLY EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE TO FRESH; STRONG TO POSSIBLY NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 33 / 28