6:00 PM...DATE...FEBRUARY 19TH 2013...FORECASTER...VIGIL SALTIBUS. PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA.....PARTLY CLOUDY. AT GFL CHARLES...FAIR. PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA................27 C OR 78 F. TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA........29 C OR 84 F. WIND AT HEWANORRA IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H. 24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDED AT 2:00 PM AT HEWANORRA..........1.7 MM. AT GFL CHARLES.......32.0 MM. TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH THUS FAR AT HEWANORRA.....36.6 MM. AT GFL CHARLES...55.4 MM. SUNRISE TOMORROW...6:28 AM...........SUNSET TOMORROW...6:11 PM. FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS.....EASTERLY NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H. WEATHER...GENERALLY FAIR AND WINDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA. TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR...HIGH AT 11:48 PM...LOW AT 4:04 AM. TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY.....HIGH AT 12:55 AM...LOW AT 5:31 AM. SEAS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 6 TO 8 FEET OR 1.8 TO 2.4 METRES. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION, DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTLOOK FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES. FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY, WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. WEATHER SUMMARY. MODERATE TO BRISK EASTERLY WINDS AND FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. The St. Lucia Meteorological Service webpage @ www.slumet.gov.lc is temporarily out of service.