10th January 2018 – Synopsis: A broad area of high pressure and a tight pressure gradient will maintain breezy conditions across the region. Further, the trade winds transporting low level cloud patches across the area will maintain a high chance of showers across the islands.
Wx:
Today: Partly sunny to cloudy with a high or 70 percent chance of brief showers.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy with a high chance of some more showers.
Winds: Easterly at 20-31 km/h or 11-17kts over land and increasing at times to near 37 km/h or 20 kts over coastal waters. There is also a moderate chance of the winds gusting in showers tonight..
Seas: Moderate to locally rough, waves/swells 1.5-2.1m or 5-7ft. Warnings remain in effect for small craft operators and sea bathers against hazardous marine conditions mainly for the east coast of the islands.
Sunset today: 5:59 pm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:48 am.
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