Although this early Tropical Storm weather forecast indicates a storm will impact St Maarten next weekend, there is some positive news .

It is forecast to only have max winds of 50 mph, tropical storm force not hurricane force
It is forecast to be a fast moving storm so it shouldn't be impacting the island for a long time
Given this forecast is still more than a week out, it could move Direction and have less impact on St Martin.

Still important to be aware of all forecasts this time of year for the Caribbean.
As I mentioned earlier , the National Hurricane Center which is a gold standard for weather prediction and forecasting, will only forecast cyclonic activity 5 days in advance . Other subscription weather forecasting models used for marine traffic forecast further in advance .

Still better to be prepared than surprised.

Drphilsxm