WEATHER:
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY AND GENERALLY DRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT, EARLY MORNING AND TOMORROW: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER
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 : 7:03 PM
SUNRISE: 6:13 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:
THE RIDGE OF THE STRONG ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT A FRESH TO STRONG WIND PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
IS RELATIVELY DRY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A PASSING SHOWER DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL.
FURTHERMORE, A MODERATE TO HEAVY CONCENTRATION OF SHARAN DUST IS PRESENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL INDUCE HAZY CONDITIONS AND BRING A POOR AIR QUALITY. PEOPLE WITH SENSITIVITIES FOR CHANGES IN THE AIR QUALITY MUST TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT. A REDUCTION OF THE CONCENTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE FOLLOWING DAYS.
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 LOCALLY FAIRLY ROUGH WITH SEAS AROUND 4 TO 7 FEET.
WARNINGS/ ADVISORIES:
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST, NORTH AND NORTHWEST COASTAL SECTIONS IS IN EFFECT… CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED ELSEWHERE OVER OPEN SEAS…
SPECIAL FEATURES: NONE
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL SYSTEMS: NONE
RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: 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 27 / 0.0 MM
WESTPUNT: MAX 33 / MIN 27 / 0.0 MM
STA ROSA: MAX 33 / MIN 27 / 0.0 MM
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING 3 DAYS: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL BE FROM GENERALLY EAST DIRECTIONS AND MODERATE, FRESH TO STRONG AND NEAR GALE FORCE IN GUSTS; MAX/ MIN TEMPERATURES (CENTIGRADES) WILL BE: 33 / 28