Tropical Storm Philippe has change course

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Still not a big deal, just a tropical depression. I don't know about the red "x" behind it though.

Yup the red X looks more concerning

No big deal we need the rain. 💧💧

Drphilsxm

Phil--certainly, as to Philippe. What's the thoughts about the one behind Philippe?

I'm not seeing any RED X and I do have a colored monitor.

Check Mike's Weather site. For some reason NWS site does not show most recent posts.

Scuba--It's on the NHC site.

91L riding behind TS Philippe (Soon to be named Rita) is going to interact with TS Philippe so it will not push 91L north but go more west. Not Good!

OK thanks. I thought you were referring to the OP's posted pictures. Guess my eyes aren't as bad as I thought. LOL

I am also not concerned much about the system behind Philippe.
It looks like upper level windshear & steering weather systems will diminish its strength. It will eventually turn north. But it looks like windshear will make certain it’s not strong. Again hopefully we get some much-needed rain but I’m not betting on that at this point.

Drphilsxm

OK, thanks Phil.

Not sure how accurate the assessment is, but on Island 92 today they indicated that 91L will go also go north and not be a problem.

I would agree with that possibility..

If one looks at the projected track for Philippe the next few days, it looks like a little lost boy!! Wandering around with nowhere to go.

But it will pass by us kinda close 60 miles .

Thankfully it looks like it will have completely run out of gas by the time it passes. As everyone says, we could use the rain. My dog disagrees, he doesn't care for the rain.

Tropical storms Philippe and Rina could interact.
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Possible Fujiwhara effect where two storms close to each other merge and become one… interesting!

Philippe continues to be a very weird storm. Expected to just meander around for the next several days, and then (hopefully) head straight north.

Computer models have both storms going north but still needs monitoring.

TS Philippe has moved more westerly overnight and will brush SXM on Monday.
Expect a good amount of rain with possible flash flooding and windy conditions.

Be careful out on the roads, people!! Tropical downpours can be very dangerous if you are out driving in them.

Projected to be 145 miles NE of the island.

Looks like lots of rain this afternoon through Tuesday.


Weather Bug

Be careful out there, people! Make plans to stay off the roads if there are downpours!

Right now, the Maho beach cam looks pretty good though.

Lovely day thus far lol. Give thanks.

http://sunsetsxm.com/plane-info/

Beautiful day at Sunset Beach Bar and the sand came back. The storm is worst on the southeast side of the circulation and not causing bad weather for now. So go enjoy the day but always keep an eye to the sky!

The island cam is showing some showers now, but nothing much on the other webcams. Presumably tomorrow will be the worst of what the island will get.

Hi Carol , still bright and clear and will love to have the thunder and rain this evening will sleeping lol .

Beautiful day at Beachside Villas. Pool and ocean all to ourselves. Maybe we offended someone!

OK, hope it continues the same for you!!

60 miles and major flooding tomorrow , please avoid Cole Bay Hill road and some roads in Phillipsburg .

45 miles away from SXM so the storm will be at your door in a few hours. Guadeloupe recorded 12.4 inches of rain totals with dangerous flooding. Be safe!

Wind, rain and angry seas this am.

The airport is closed.

According to Island 92, the storm is about 45 miles north of SXM. The sea is churned up but there does not seem to be much of a tidal surge on Simpson Bay Beach. All businesses are closed for the day and motorists are advised to stay off the roads.

Daily Herald story today

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Yes, hopefully people will stay off the roads. Very dangerous during these times.

Scott and Jim and Laraine--you should have a party there, since you're not going anywhere!

Thus far no rain by us in Beacon Hill .

SXM Island cam looks very cloudy. Tropical storm WARNING issued for Anguilla. Weird, considering no watches even for SXM?

Only flood watch we have , we even have some Sun now lol.

And the storm surge is eating away at Maho Beach.

The surf has been building on Simpson Bay Beach all morning.

This is a cool wind monitoring site. You can see future predictions and past conditions as well.

Windy.com

Business closures are now lifted.

Drphilsxm

Yes time for good dinner at Sale and Pepe.

Still crazy wind by us

Looked at ssbb cam @ 7 pm. Appears that middle area is back to rocks/ boulders at Maho

Overall, if that's the only 'damage', that's a big win.

That pretty much happens on a regular basis throughout the year.

Dreary morning but weather should be improving with this system moving north.

https://www.sxmislandcam.com/

The extreme lightning in this system caused a fire at the Falmouth Marina building in Antigua! Luckily nobody hurt, but I'll miss the bars that were in there...

What a difference a day makes.

Wow. That is dramatic. Thanks for posting.

Zanshin--wow, hope no one was hurt.

Cariblee--two ships in port today. Looking to be a really rough day for people trying to watch planes at Sunset.

I was watching a group walk on the sand just north of where the rocks start and the drop off is significantly over their heads....maybe a 7-8 foot drop

Just finished our walk the length of Simpson Bay. Quite a bit of sargassum. The guys have been hard at work cleaning it up in front of Beachside. Refreshing swim in the pool. All is good.

Boucharda....WOW! 7-8 foot drop! That is impressive.

Do we know if the two ships that are scheduled actually came? They may well have changed their itineraries based on the location of the storm.

lcote--Look at the webcam for the SXM port. The ships are there.