A tropical storm warning has been discontinued for Saint Lucia At 5:00 pm today the centre of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located by an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft near latitude 10.0 degrees north, longitude 55.6 degrees west or about 457 miles or 736 kilometres southeast of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is still […]
As Inspected and Certified by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour, The Public is hereby informed that under Part IV Section 13 of the Disaster Management, Act No. 30 of 2006 the following are designated as Emergency Shelters. NEMO advises that persons take steps to make their homes their emergency shelter. If this is not possible then make advance arrangements to be with family or friends during a […]
Director of the Saint Lucia Met Services Mr Andre Joyeaux has described the dust haze phenomenon being experienced on islands as an annual occurrence, which may manifest with varying intensity. According to Accuweather.com the condition may be attributed to an abnormally large dust cloud originating from the Sahara Desert in Africa some 5,000-miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Met Service Director commented on the weather systems which may contribute […]
Tropical Storm Dorian continues to move away from Saint Lucia and the threats from the hazards associated with this system has diminished considerably. The Met Services has discontinued Tropical Storm Warnings from Saint Lucia from 8am today. As a result, the Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will issue no more advisories on Tropical Storm Dorian. However, small craft operators are advised to remain in port and residents of areas prone to […]
At 8:00 am today, August 27th, 2019 the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near 14.0 North… 61.2 West or about 15 miles or 25 km west northwest of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength when it approaches Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up […]
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), Aug. 26, 2019 the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.9 North, longitude 56.4 West. Dorian is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h). A turn toward the west-northwest is expected later today, with this motion continuing through Tuesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian is expected to be near the Windward Islands late today and […]
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC) Sun Aug 25, 2019, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 11.0 North, longitude 51.6 West. Dorian is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue today, followed by a motion toward the west-northwest Monday and Tuesday. On the forecast track, Dorian is expected to be near the central Lesser Antilles late Monday […]
Thousands of school pupils worldwide have abandoned classrooms for a day of protest against climate change. India, South Korea, Australia and France are among the countries where teenagers are already on strike. The day of action is expected to embrace about 100 countries. They are inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who protests weekly outside Sweden's parliament. Scientists say tougher measures are needed to cut global warming. The Paris climate […]
