Lite rain for about 10 minutes here. Pretty bright out just now.


Meteorological Department St.Maarten
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PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN
DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Wednesday evening (18:00 LST) August 28, 2019

WEATHER:
Tonight through Wednesday evening: Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast High: 30°C / 86°F
Forecast Low: 23°C / 73°F

Sunset Today: 6:31 P.M.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:57 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS:
Tonight: Northeast to east with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 20 miles per hour, and higher gusts.
Wednesday: East to southeast with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 18 miles per hour, and possible higher gusts.

SYNOPSIS:
The outer bands of Tropical Storm Dorian has arrived over the local area. As a result, increased cloudiness and shower activity is expected through the forecast period. Some of these showers could be heavy at times and may be accompanied by thunderstorms, resulting in some street-flooding and/or rock slides in vulnerable areas. Residents and motorists in these areas are advised to exercise caution when in these areas.
Conditions are expected to improve once Dorian starts to move farther west away from our shores by late Wednesday.
Seas are expected to remain slight to moderate through the next few days, with waves peaking near 6 feet.

STATE OF THE SEA: Slight to Moderate
WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 6 feet

SPECIAL FEATURE: At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located about 194 miles south of St. Maarten, moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph. On the forecast track, the center of Dorian will move across the northeastern Caribbean Sea tonight, and pass over or near western and central Puerto Rico on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it approaches Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Some weakening is expected after Dorian moves across the higher terrain of Puerto Rico Wednesday night.
The center of Tropical Storm Dorian is projected to pass about 142 miles southwest of St. Maarten early Wednesday, and thus poses no significant threat.

The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this system and keep the public updated accordingly.

OUTLOOK through Thursday evening: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers.